Mehmet Akif Ersoy

Mehmet Akif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere literary minds of his... Wikipedia

• Born:  Mehmed Ragîf, December 20, 1873, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
• Age at death:  63 years
• Died:  December 27, 1936, Istanbul, Turkey
• Occupation:  Poet, author and politician
• Nationality:  Turkish
• Literary movement:  The republican era
• Notable works:  Safahat, İstiklâl Marşı
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo