▁uses ▁historical ▁background ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁characters ▁and ▁settings . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁were ▁adapted ▁into ▁popular ▁films . ▁T ah ir ▁also ▁wrote ▁pul p ▁fiction ▁under ▁pseud onym s ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁K em al ▁T ah ir ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁His ▁father ▁T ah ir ▁Bey ▁was ▁a ▁n avy ▁captain ▁and ▁an ▁advis er ▁to ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ham it ▁II . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Has an ▁Pa ş a ▁R ü ş di yes i ▁( second ary ▁school ), ▁K em al ▁T ah ir ▁en rolled ▁to ▁Gal at as ar ay ▁High ▁School . ▁But ▁after ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death , ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 0 th ▁grade ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ' s ▁cl erk , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁editor ▁and ▁a ▁transl ator ▁at ▁V ak it , ▁Hab er ▁and ▁Son ▁Post a ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁ İ stan bul . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁page ▁editor ▁at ▁Kar ik at ür ▁and ▁Y eni ▁Gün ▁newsp apers . ▁He ▁became ▁lead ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Kar ag ö z ▁ ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁at ▁Tan . ▁He ▁married ▁F at ma ▁ İ rf an ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8