Mehmed Akif
Turkish poet
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contribution to Turkish literature
- In Islamic arts: Turkish literatures
Mehmed Akif (died 1936), in his masterly narrative poems, gave a vivid critical picture of conditions in Turkey before World War I. His powerful and dramatic style, though still expressed in traditional metres, is a testimony to his deep concern for the people’s sorrows. It…
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