Ahmet Metin ve Şirzad Romanının Sultan II. Abdülhamit'e Takdimi ve Bir Maruzat

Abstract

The death of Muallim Naci at a relatively young age affects his father -in- law Ahmet Midhat and the sultan of that period Abdulhamit deeply. Abdulhamit communds that the ewpenses for the funeral will be afforded by his own fund and Muallim Naci will be buried into the enclosed graveyard where Sultan Mahmut 11. is also buried. Ottoman Sultan's interest alleviates the misery of Ahmet Midhat to some extend. After a while, Hace-i evvel presents his latest novel "Ahmet Metin ve $irzad" to Abdulhamit. And then, he asks the Sultan to let him erect a gravestone onto the grave of Muallim Naci. Ahmet Midhat's request is accepted by Abdulhamit, who assign great importance to artists, the expenses on the gravestone is afforded by Abdulhamit and existing gravestone of Muallim Naci is erected.