Why did the Fisherman of Halicarnassus kill his father?

We know Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, known as the Fisherman of Halicarnassus, as one of the important figures of Turkish literature. However, Cevat Şakir had a turbulent life. Coming from a wealthy family, Cevat Şakir went to prison for killing his father, Mehmet Şakir Pasha.

For those wondering why the Fisherman of Halicarnassus killed his father, the beginning of the incident goes back to Cevat Şakir's youth.

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS EDUCATION

The first reason for the rift between Cevat Şakir and his father, Şakir Pasha, was that Cevat Şakir did not receive the education his father wanted. Although he was sent to Oxford University, he did not complete his education and went to Rome to study painting. On top of all this, Cevat Şakir married an Italian woman without his father's knowledge.

THE FAMILY FELL INTO FINANCIAL TROUBLE

In addition to his son's headstrong behavior, Şakir Pasha's business life was not going as he wished. His investments in Thessaloniki took a major hit due to the war, and the family fell into financial trouble. The family decided to settle on the farm in Afyon until the financial problems were over. The conflict between father and son never ended. One evening, news came that Cevat Şakir had killed his father, Şakir Pasha.

CEVAT ŞAKİR DESCRIBES THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER: "HE FIRED FIRST"

It is not known exactly how this murder was committed. Although it is said that Cevat Şakir committed this murder with premeditation, Cevat Şakir argues that the incident was completely unintentional.

The famous writer recounts that night with these words: "The argument was about very complicated subjects and was very intense. Because my father was always afraid of an assassination attempt on the farm, he kept multiple pistols and weapons with him. The argument reached such a point that he fired at me. I grabbed a pistol there at random - but I read it on his face as his hand went to the pistol - and I fired towards him, without aiming. First his, then mine immediately after... It was almost at the same time. This is indisputable, otherwise I would have been the one who died. No, he died."

This is the information regarding why the Fisherman of Halicarnassus killed his father. We can only hear the story from Cevat Şakir's own words.

News Source: 12punto