Burhan Asaf Belge

Burhan Asaf Belge (February 1, 1899[1] – January 12, 1967) was a Turkish politician, who was a prominent figure among the young intellectuals during the early periods of Republic of Turkey and served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly. He was a regular contributor to Kadro, a left-wing journal dedicated to "discussions on ideology and economic-development strategy."[2] Burhan Asaf Belge is the father of the prominent Turkish intellectual Murat Belge and the first husband of the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (in 1935–41). He never had a child with Zsa Zsa Gabor. He was also a brother-in-law of Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu.[3]

Burhan Asaf Belge
Born(1899-02-01)February 1, 1899
DiedJanuary 12, 1967(1967-01-12) (aged 67)
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)
(m. 1935; div. 1941)
ChildrenMurat Belge

References

  1. Marriage entry, 17 May 1935 Budapest 11th district, 172/1935
  2. Turkes, Mustafa (February 2001). "A Patriotic Leftist Development-Strategy Proposal in Turkey in the 1930s: The Case of the Kadro (Cadre) Movement". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 33 (1): 91–114.
  3. Örmeci, Ozan (Spring 2011). "The 'Kadro' movement: an intellectual movement in the early Republican period (1932–1934)". International Review of Turkish Studies. 1 (1): 20–37. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
Husband of a Gabor Sister
Preceded by
N/A
Zsa Zsa - First
May 17, 1935 – 1941
Divorced
Succeeded by
Conrad Hilton


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