Vâlâ Nureddin

Ahmed Vâlâ Nureddin (1901–1967) was a Turkish writer and journalist, also known under his pen name Va-Nu.

Early life and education Vala Nureddin was born in Beirut, as a son to a Vali of Beirut, but his birth was registered in Constantinople as there the citizens wouldn't have to serve in the military. Vala moved to Constantinople, where he attended the Galatasaray high school between 1911 and 1916. But their communist views were not popular among the Kemalist forces, so they moved on to the Soviet Union. There they made contact with the Turkish linguist Ahmet Cevat Emre. By the end of his studies he taught as well.

Return to Turkey Having returned to Turkey in 1925, he began to write for a variety of newspapers mostly using his pen name Va Nu but at times also writing under a pseudonym. He wrote articles for the Akşam from 1927 until 1966 with an interval between 1933 and 1939.

Works He translated several works from Russian, English, or French to the Turkish language