From Exile To Teaching: Ottoman Intellectual And Literary Historian Müderriszâde Mehmed Fehmi's Adventure

Abstract

In this article, the biography of Baghdadi Mehmed Fehmi, one of the important literary historians of the 20th century, was examined. In the study, especially the exile part which has an important place in his life, is emphasized. This event brought him fame in the later years of his life. How Mehmed Fehmi came to Istanbul the capital of the period after his exile was investigated. Was given to the transition from exile to the post in Dârülfünun, the higher education institution of the period. While dealing with this part of his life, Mehmet Fehmi's aspect as a literary historian, which has an undeniable importance in his life, and his view on the history of literature is also referred to throughout the study. In this context, when the aforementioned adventure of Mehmed Fehmi, who has an adventure as a civil servant, exile and, professor of literary history, is emphasized. This highlighting constitutes an answer to the claims about the course of the history of Arabic literature in the Ottoman period. The study concluded by underlining the necessity and importance of handling Mehmed Fehmi's life in detail in a future independent study.