Who is Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar?

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar was born in Istanbul on 23 June 1901. In 1923 he graduated from the faculty of literature of Istanbul University. In 1939 he became a professor of the newly established New Turkish Literature course of the faculty of literature at the same university. He was a teacher for the rest of his life, also spending some time in Europe. 

Tanpinar can be seen as the most surprising writer of 20th century Turkish literature. He created an amazing culture universe in his work, bringing together western forms of writing and sensibilities of a decadent Ottoman culture. The Time Regulation Institute is regarded by many to be the masterpiece of the Turkish literature world.