Rıfat Ilgaz, Turkish author, poet, and educator (born 1911)

Rıfat Ilgaz

Turkish teacher, writer and poet

Rıfat Ilgaz was a Turkish teacher, writer and poet. He became especially known for his novel "Hababam Sınıfı". He maintained a socialist line both in his writings and in his personal life. His magazine work, which continued Turkey's most turbulent political flow, caused him to…