Faik Ali Ozansoy ( 10 March 1876 &ndash; 1 October 1950 ) was a Turkish politician , poet , and educator . He was the younger brother of Süleyman Nazif , an eminent man of letters and prominent member of the Committee for Union and Progress . Faik Ali was one of the foremost poets and writers of the Servet-i Fünun and Fecr-i Âti literary period . During World War I , Ozansoy served as the governor of Kütahya . Ozansoy is especially known for having saved the lives of thousands of Armenians during the Armenian Genocide . Due to protecting the life of Armenian Christians , Ozansoy was known as the " governor of the infidels " by his contemporaries . On 24 April 2013 , the day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide , various prominent figures of both the Armenian and Turkish community visited his grave to pay tribute
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Faik Ali Ozansoy