Republican Period
In 1921, Mehmet Cavit Bey married Aliye Nazlı, the divorced wife of a prince. In 1924, heir son Osman Şiar was born. After Cavit Bey's execution, his son was raised by his close friend Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın. Following the enactment of the surname law in 1934, Osman Şiar adopted the surname Yalçın.
In the early period of the Republican era, Mehmet Cavit Bey was charged with involvement in the assassination attempt in Izmir against Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha. The government made a widespread investigation, using the assassination attempt as an opportunity to suppress the opposition. Cavit Bey was convicted and executed by hanging on August 26, 1926 in Ankara. Thirteen others, including other CUP members Ahmed Şükrü and Ismail Canbulat, were found guilty of treason and hanged.
The letters which Cavit Bey wrote to his wife Aliye Nazlı during his imprisonment were given to her only after his execution. She had the letters published later as a book entitled, Zindandan Mektuplar ("Letters from Dungeon").
In 1950 Cavit Bey's remains were transferred and reinterred at the Cebeci Asri Cemetery in Ankara.
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