Nejdet Sançar

Nejdet Sançar
Born
Ahmet Necdet Sançar

(1910-05-01)May 1, 1910
DiedFebruary 22, 1975(1975-02-22) (aged 64)
NationalityTurkish
Alma materIstanbul University
Occupation(s)Teacher, Author, Politician
Known forRacism-Turanism trials
RelativesNihal Atsız (older brother)

Ahmet Necdet Sançar (May 1, 1910 – February 22, 1975) was a Turkish literature teacher, who became one of the prominent personalities of the Pan-Turkist ideology. He was the younger brother of another notable Turkish nationalist, Nihal Atsız. Unlike his older brother, Sançar was a passionate Muslim and gave great importance to religion.