Hoca Kadri Efendi

Hoca Kadri Efendi (1855–1918) was an Ottoman teacher, journalist and political figure who was among the early figures of the Young Turks which would form the Committee of Union and Progress.

Early life and education Kadri was born in a village in Herzegovina in 1855 into a Bosniak family. Although Kadri was a very successful and influential educator, he had to leave Constantinople in 1896 due to the repression of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his involvement in opposition activities. He also established another publication, Havâtır, in 1898 and edited the title until 1901. Hoca Kadri participated in the Congress of Young Turks held in Paris on 4 February 1902.