Law of the Türk Coğrafya Kurumu – 1942, Article 5

Founding Members of the Turkish Geographical Society

  1. İbrahim Hakkı Akyol – Professor of Physical Geography, Istanbul University (Turkish)
  2. Cemal Alagöz – Associate Professor of Geography, Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography (Turkish)
  3. Macit Arda – Geography Teacher, Galatasaray High School (Turkish)
  4. Ahmet Ardel – Associate Professor of Geography, Istanbul University (Turkish)
  5. Celal Aybar – Director General of Statistics under the Prime Ministry and Professor of Statistics, School of Political Sciences
  6. Kemal Batu – History and Geography Teacher, Karşıyaka Secondary School, Izmir (Turkish)
  7. Danyal Bediz – Associate Professor of Geography, Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography (Turkish)
  8. Şevket Birand – Professor of Geology, Higher Agricultural Institute, Ankara (Turkish)
  9. Necmettin Bora – Inspector, Ministry of National Education (Turkish)
  10. Cemil Boran – Inspector, Ministry of National Education (Turkish)
  11. Niyazi Çıtakoğlu – Associate Professor of Geography, Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography (Turkish)
  12. Besim Darkot – Geography Lecturer, Istanbul University (Turkish)
  13. Faik Sabri Duran – Geography Teacher, Galatasaray High School (Turkish)
  14. Sabri Düşmez – Geography Teacher, Boys’ High School, Adana (Turkish)
  15. Hamdi Nazım Ertek – Principal and History-Geography Teacher, Şehremaneti Secondary School, Istanbul (Turkish)
  16. Saffet Geylangil – Geography Teacher, Kabataş High School (Turkish)
  17. Ahmet Tevfik Göymen – General Directorate of State Meteorological Services (Turkish)
  18. Fethi İsfendiyaroğlu – Inspector, Ministry of National Education (Turkish)
  19. Enver Ziya Karal – Professor of History, Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography (Turkish)
  20. Abdülkadir Sadi Kazancıoğlu – Geography Teacher, Girls’ Teacher Training School, Istanbul (Turkish)
  21. Ömer Kadri Koray – Deputy Director General of Mapping, Colonel and Senior Engineer (Turkish)
  22. Herbert Louis – Professor of Geography, Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography (German)
  23. Hamit Nafiz Pamir – Professor of Geology, Istanbul University (Turkish)
  24. Hamit Sadi Selen – Professor of Geography, School of Political Sciences (Turkish)
  25. Sıtkı Som – Geography Teacher, Kabataş High School (Turkish)
  26. Ali Tevfik Tanoğlu – Associate Professor of Geography, Istanbul University (Turkish)
  27. Hayrettin Tülin – History-Geography Teacher, Gaziosmanpaşa Secondary School, Istanbul
  28. Faik Reşit Unat – Member of the Board of Education, Ministry of National Education (Turkish)
  29. Kemal Varınca – Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Interior (Turkish)
  30. Hadi Yener – Director General of the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute (Turkish)
  31. Celal Yerman – Director General of Domestic Trade, Ministry of Commerce
  32. Hasan Âli Yücel – Minister of National Education and Deputy of Izmir (Turkish)