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Also Known As	Mehmed Ali Sel
Born	1914 • Turkey
Died	November 14, 1950 (aged 36) • Istanbul • Turkey
Notable Works	magazine

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Nazım Hikmet

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Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli

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Taceddin Ahmedi

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ʿAlī Shīr Navāʾī

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İbrahim Şinasi

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Tevfik Fikret

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Ahmed Haşim

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Ahmed Nedim

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Abdülhak Hâmid

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İsa Necati

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