Reha Oğuz Türkkan

Reha Oğuz Türkkan (born 12 October 1920, Istanbul – died 18 January 2010) was a Turkish academic, journalist and a leading ideologue of Turkish nationalism. During his lifetime, he published many books which focused on Turkish nationalism and Pan-Turkism. He was the grandnephew of Fakhri Pasha.

Early life and education He studied Law at the Ankara University and following his graduation, he worked at the Ministry of Justice. He was a fierce opponent of a fascist or communist ideology and claimed that the first country founded by race was Turkey and that it was not Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.

Views He was in constant rivalry with Nihal Atsiz in defining the racial purity of Turkishness. Whereas Atsiz was more tolerant, Türkkan demanded a Turkish lineage of 9 generations. Nevertheless, he was convinced of the Turkish origin of the Native Americans and in 1999, he even wrote the book ‘Kızılderililer ve Türkler‘ (Native Americans and Turks) which focused on the subject. He led a group of racists who referred to themselves as the Bozkurtçu (In memory of the Grey Wolf) in the 1940s He defined Pan-Turkism as Turkish nationalism and as a vehicle for the establishment of a "national union" for all the Turkic people between Bulgaria to the Altai mountain range which then would strengthen Turkey as well.

Personal life He was the father of four children and was married twice.