Faik Sabri Duran, one of the pioneers of modern geography; Life and works

Human beings can be maintained from the very first moment when they set foot in the world, to have more favorable living conditions and to dominate the nature as well as to the surrounding nature, nature, curiosity, and began to examine the environment with the determination of curiosity. The geography, which has attracted the attention of many scientists, has progressed by enriching works and works written in various places. Although the geography studies were interrupted in the western world in the Middle Ages, Islamic scholars contributed to the development of the area by making significant studies in this field. With the work of Keckermann, Varenius and Kant, important steps have been taken in the field of geography which has gained momentum again in the west with the renaissance and geographical discoveries, and scientific identity has been gained by means of geographers such as Carl Ritter and Alexander von Humboldt. Among these geographers Ritter and Humboldt were the leaders in laying the foundations of modern geography. Modern geography understanding of the pioneers in Turkey Faik Sabri Duran (1884-1943) The need his books both in this approach with courses taught in educational institutions at different levels in our country have contributed to the adoption of settling, as well as the establishment of an independent geography section Darulfunun and Geography Darülmesaisi's has participated in the opening efforts. Duran has written about a hundred books of different genres, such as travel writing, textbooks, guide books for teachers, novels, atlases and encyclopedias. Especially in the books he wrote for teachers and students, he criticized the geography understanding of the thirty-forty years ago. highlights. According to him, geography is observation, reasoning and reasoning, and Duran often draws attention to this matter in his works.