Rasih Nuri İleri

Rasih Nuri İleri (1920–2014) was a Turkish writer and socialist politician. He was a member of various socialist parties during his lifetime.

Early life and education He was born in Geneva on 28 March 1920. His father was Suphi Nuri İleri.

İleri graduated from Haydarpaşa High School in 1939.

Career İleri joined the Communist Party in 1942 while attending Istanbul University.

İleri was the author of many books. He translated Karl Marx's Das Kapital in 1965.

Personal life and death İleri was married, and his wife, Bedia İleri, died in 2005. They had three children, two sons and a daughter. İleri had a good command of English, French and Greek.

İleri died in Istanbul on 6 December 2014 and was buried in Aşiyan cemetery.