Yusuf Akçura

YUSUF AKÇURA; 2 Aralık 1876’da Moskova’nın doğusundaki Ulyanovsk’ta (eski adıyla Simbir) dünyaya geldi. Kazan’a göç etmiş Kırım Türkleri’nden aristokrat bir ailenin mensubu idi. Babası çuha fabrikası sahibi fabrikatör Hasan Bey, annesi Yunusoğulları’ndan Bibi Kamer Banu Hanım idi. 2 yaşında iken babasını kaybetti ve annesi ile birlikte yedi yaşına gelmeden İstanbul’a göç ettiler. Annesi, İstanbul’da Dağıstanlı Osman Bey ile evlendi. Kuleli Askeri Lisesi’nde öğrenim gördükten sonra 1895 yılında Harbiye Mektebi’ne girdi. Okulun 2. sınıfında iken Türkçülük hareketlerine katılmaktan dolayı 45 gün ceza aldı. Erkân-ı Harbiye sınıfına ayrıldıktan sonra askeri mahkeme tarafından müebbet olarak Fizan’a sürgün edildi ve askerlikten uzaklaştırıldı. Fi

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