Turkish sports official (1874?1957)
Selim Sırrı Tarcan
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Born
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1874-03-25
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25 March 1874
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Died
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(1957-03-02)
(aged 82)
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Nationality
| Turkish
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Alma mater
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Occupations
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- sports official
- politician
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Political party
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Board member of
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Selim Sırrı Tarcan
(25 March 1874 ? 2 March 1957)
[1]
was a
Turkish
educator, sports official and politician. He is best remembered for his contribution to the establishment of the
National Olympic Committee of Turkey
and the introduction of the sport of
volleyball in Turkey
.
Early life
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edit
]
He was born on 25 March 1874 at
Larissa
(
Ottoman Turkish
:
Yeni?ehir-i Fener
) in
Thessaly
(then in the Ottoman Empire) to Colonel (
Ottoman Turkish
:
Miralay
) Yusuf Bey and Zeynep Hanım. He was only two years of age when his father was killed in action as he was defending the fort of
Bile?a
during the
Battle of Vu?ji Do
in 1876.
[2]
As he was five years old, his mother moved with him and his two older sisters to Istanbul, where his uncle from his mother's side was a military staff officer. After his uncle Rıfat Pasha was exiled to
Fezzan
in
Ottoman Tripolitania
due to opposition to the Sultan
Abdul Hamid II
(reigned 1876?1909), her mother registered Selim Sırrı in 1882 as a boarding pupil at the private
Galatasaray High School
. He was educated eight years in the French language school. Because of financial problems, he had to transfer in 1890 to the no-fee boarding school of "Muhendishane-i Berri-i Humayun" (literally: Royal Technical School of Naval Engineering), which developed later to
Istanbul Technical University
.
[2]
[1]
In his unpublished memoirs, he describes himself as someone, who was highly interested in
physical education
all the time during his youth. To this activity, he was incited by Ali Faik Bey (Ustunidman), his instructor at Galatasaray High School. During his school years, he was the most successful pupil in physical education. He was awarded for his gymnastics skills much to disappointment of his mother, who wished he better was successful in his regular lessons. Selim Sırrı performed
gymnastics
and
bodybuilding
also on weekends at home along with some friends in order to achieve a better physique.
[2]
Selim Sırrı is credited with being the first footballer of Turkish origin. As a member of the Football Club Smyrna, he played 1898 in four matches between regular teams at
Bornova
Field in
Izmir
.
[3]
Olympic Committee
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Pierre de Coubertin
, founder of the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC) desired Turkey's accession to the IOC for participation at the modern Olympic Games, which was held first in 1896. During his visit to Istanbul in 1907, he became acquainted with Selim Sırrı Bey via his friend Frenchman Juery, a teacher at the Galatasaray High School. Selim Sırrı Bey was asked by Pierre de Coubertin to form the
National Olympic Committee of Turkey
. Working as an instructor of physical education at a school in
?zmir
and writing sports articles in the magazine
Servet-i Funun
, he had to wait for the establishment of the National Committee until the declaration of the
Second Constitutional Monarchy
in 1908 due to the political situation in the Ottoman Empire.
[4]
Ahmet ?hsan Bey (Tokgoz), publisher of the magazine
Servet-i Funun
and a former sportsman, was named the first president and Selim Sırrı Bey the first secretary general of the Turkish committee. In May 1909, Selim Sırrı Bey represented Turkey at the
1909 IOC session
held in
Berlin
, Germany. Turkey was admitted to the IOC in 1911.
[4]
By the end of
World War I
in 1918, Turkey was banished from the IOC due to its involvement in the war alongside of Germany. As a result of this development, Turkey was not allowed to participate at the
1920 Summer Olympics
held in
Antwerp
,
Belgium
. The National Olympic Committee of Turkey dissolved.
[4]
In 1921, Turkey was re-admitted to the IOC with the votes of
Hungary
and Pierre de Coubertin.
[4]
Thereupon, Selim Sırrı Bey re-established the National Committee in 1922. He was elected the chairman of the national committee, and served at this position until his resignation in 1926, after receiving heavy criticism from the Turkish Gymnastics Federation (
Turkish
:
Turkiye ?dman Cemiyeti ?ttifakı
) due to his strong views on amateurship in sports. Finally in 1930, he stepped down also from his post at the IOC.
[
citation needed
]
Youth anthem
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In 1909, Selim Sırrı Bey went to the Higher Institute of Physical Education in Sweden to study physical education and gymnastics. He returned home following his graduation in 1910.
[5]
He began then to work as a school instructor for physical education.
By his return, he had brought some scores of Swedish songs from
Felix Korling
's collection, among them the
Swedish folk music
titled
Tre trallande jantor
("Three carolling girls").
[6]
This folk music became the
Genclik Mar?ı
(literally: "Youth Anthem") known as "
Da? Ba?ını Duman Almı?
" in 1917 with Turkish lyrics written by
Ali Ulvi Bey (Elove)
.
[3]
[7]
Contribution to youth and sports
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Selim Sırrı Tarcan worked as an instructor for physical education at various high schools until the proclamation of Turkish Republic in 1923. He was promoted 1931 to Head Inspector of Physical Education in the
Ministry of National Education
. He served at this function until his retirement in 1935.
[3]
[8]
He initiated establishment of reoccurring gymnastics festivals in 1916, which were the basis of today's events held on 19 May, the
Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day
.
[1]
Selim Sırrı Tarcan is credited with being the pioneer of volleyball in Turkey as he taught the basics of this sport to instructors between 1920 and 1924, providing the necessary infrastructure for future development.
[3]
[9]
With more than thirty article he wrote in the journal
Gurbuz Turk Cocu?u
(literally: "Robust Turkish Child"), Tarcan informed Republican society about modern physical education, sports, gymnastic and games to evaluate children in terms of their mental and physical development and education.
[1]
He wrote 58 books, about 2,500 articles and gave about 1,530 lectures, most of them sports related.
[3]
Political life
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After his retirement from the post of head inspector, Tarcan entered politics in the general elections held on 8 February 1935, running for a seat in the
parliament
from the
Republican People's Party
, the only political party at that time. He was re-elected twice more in 1939 and 1943 as deputy of
Ordu
.
[3]
Death
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Selim Sırrı Tarcan died on 2 March 1957 in Istanbul at the age of 82.
[3]
Legacy
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A volleyball venue in
Ankara
, the
Selim Sırrı Tarcan Sport Hall
,
[10]
is named in honor of him. The sports hall of the Galatasaray High School bears also his name.
[
citation needed
]
The Gulba? Selim Sırrı Tarcan ?.O.O., a primary education school in
?i?li
, Istanbul is named also after him.
[11]
Media
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References
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a
b
c
d
Sarıkaya, Makbule.
"Selim Sırrı Tarcan Ve Gurbuz Turk Cocu?u"
(in Turkish). Ataturk Ara?tırma Merkezi. Archived from
the original
on 21 December 2012
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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a
b
c
Arun, A. Cevdet.
"Selim Sırrı Tarcan Nasıl Beden E?itim O?retmeni Oldu"
(in Turkish). Atletik. Archived from
the original
on 13 April 2012
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"Selim Sırrı Tarcan: ?lk Turk Futbolcusu"
(in Turkish). Alsanvak Stadı
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
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a
b
c
d
"Atina 2004 ? Olimpiyat Tarihimiz"
.
Sabah
(in Turkish). 13 August 2004
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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Gıyasettin Demirhan, Ferman Konukman: "Selim Sırrı Tarcan: a Pioneer in the Development of Physical Education and Sports in Turkey", in:
Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 41?48,
DOI: 10.2478/v10141-012-0005-4
.
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Etem Ungor,
Turk Mar?ları
, Turk Kulturunu Ara?tırma Enstitusu, 1965, p. 54.
(in Turkish)
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Seyit Kemal Karaalio?lu,
Resimli Turk Edebiyatcılar Sozlu?u
, ?nkılap ve Aka, 1982, p. 128.
(in Turkish)
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"Turk Edebiyatı, Sanatı ve Toplum Hayatına Yon Veren Milli E?itim Denetcilerimiz ? Selim Sırrı Tarcan"
(in Turkish). Milli E?itim Bakanlı?ı ? Rehberlik ve Denetim Ba?kanlı?ı
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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Denizli, Hasan (26 July 2012).
"Turkiye'de Voleybolun Tarihcesi"
.
Sıvasın Sesi
(in Turkish)
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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"Turkiye V?leybol Federasyonu Ankara Voleybol Okulu 2012 ? 2013 Donemi Calı?maları"
(in Turkish). TVF
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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"Okulumuz-Tarihcemiz"
(in Turkish). Gulba? Selim Sırrı Tarcan ?lko?retim Okulu
. Retrieved
24 October
2012
.
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- Ahmet ?hsan Tokgoz (1908?1921)
- Hasip Bayındırlıo?lu (1921?1923)
- Selim Sırrı Tarcan
(1923?1927)
- Ali Sami Yen
(1927?1930)
- Kemalettin Sami Pa?a
(1930?1933)
- Re?it Saffet Atabinen (1933?1936)
- Halil Bayrak (1936?1937)
- Adnan Menderes
(1937?1938)
- Cemil Cahit Taner (1938?1943)
- Vildan A?ir Sava?ır (1943?1950)
- Danyal Akbel (1950?1952)
- Cemal Alpman (1952?1954)
- Faik Binal (1954?1956)
- Nizamettin Kır?an (1956?1958)
- ?inasi Ataman (1958?1959)
- Mehmet Arkan (1959?1960)
- Husamettin Gureli (1960)
- Bekir Silahcılar (1960?1962)
- Burhan Felek
(1962?1982)
- Ra?it Serdengecti (1982)
- Turgut Atakol
(1982?1988)
- Jerfi Fıratlı (1988?1989)
- Sinan Erdem
(1989?2003)
- Togay Bayatlı (2003?2011)
- U?ur Erdener
(2011? )
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