Tunalı Hilmi

Abdullah Hilmi Tunalı (28 August 187126 July 1928) was a Turkish politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies, and later member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd terms.

He was a politician and statesman who was among the leading figures of the Young Turks and Pan-Turkism movements. He was a reformist who, during his parliamentary terms, proposed progressive bills and motions that were the source of future reforms by Atatürk. In addition to his advocacy of the use of pure Turkish, he advocated the rights of women, peasants and workers.

Life He was born in 1871 in Eski Cuma, today in Bulgaria. His mother was Rukiye Hanım, from the Hacıabdullah family, and his father was İsmail Efendi, a tobacco factory owner and reji tobacco expert, from the Kantacıoğulları family. He migrated to Istanbul with his family due to the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

His time in education After completing his primary and secondary education in different parts of Anatolia due to the duty of his father, who was the "provincial certificate authority", he graduated from Fatih Military High School and enrolled in Kuleli Military Medical High School. In this period, when secret societies against Abdul Hamid II's administration were intensified, he published the weekly newspaper "Teşvik" in handwriting and wrote articles against the administration. Although a journal gave him away, no evidence was found against him and no action was taken against him because he burned the newspapers.

During his service, he supported Ali Fahri (Agababa) Bey for the establishment of the "Revengeful New Ottomans Society" and the publication of a newspaper called "İntikam". He went to Athens and Geneva and tried to assassinate the people who caused the arrest of the members of the society and to have his sermons published in Geneva.

Hilmi Bey, who fell ill with tuberculosis in 1928 and was hospitalized in Istanbul Şişli Etfal Hospital, died in Istanbul on July 26, 1928, after a few months of inconclusive treatment. His body, which was buried in Maçka Cemetery in Istanbul, was later brought to Ankara and buried in Cebeci Asri Cemetery.

Works Un projet d'organisation de la souverainete du peuple en Turqie (Türkiye'de halk hakimliği(düzen) Bir şart-Bir dilek, 1904) adıyla yayımladığı ayrıntılı anayasaya tasarısı. (Bu çalışması Fransızcasından çevrilerek Tarih ve Toplum dergisinde "Tunalı Hilmi'nin Halk Hakimiyeti Risalesi ve Anayasa Tasarısı" adı altında yayımlandı.(Mart 1984, sayı 3) ) Evvel ve Ahir Makedonya Mazisi Hâl İstikbal(1898) Peşte'de Reşid Efendi (1899) Rezalet yine İspanya'da (1900) Kongre, Cevapları-Cevabımız(1901) Kongre Nedir, Nasıl Olmalıdır?(1901) Bir Dilek (1902) Memiş Çavuş Büyük Millet Meclisinde (1923)