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Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) 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 time, Ersoy is noted for his command of the Turkish language, as well as his patriotism and role in the Turkish War of Independence.
Despite the objections of some deputies, Mehmet Akif's poem was accepted with enthusiastic applause. [5] Mehmet Âkif donated the five hundred lira award he won to Darülmesai, which was established to end their poverty by teaching poor women and their children to work. [5] The composition of the poem was delayed for two years due to the ...
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Tattoo" is a poem from Wallace Stevens's first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was originally published in 1916, so it is in the public domain. [ 1 ] Librivox has made the poem available in voice recording in its The Complete Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens .
An example of a common classroom display in Turkey, including the national anthem at far right 1927 band and male vocal recording (first and last verses) (1924–1930 music) Performance of the first and last verses of the anthem with the music by Ali Rıfat Çağatay , used from 1924 to 1930
Stamp featuring Azerbaijan epic poem "Koroghlu", from the series Epic poems of USSR nations, 1989. The Epic of Koroghlu (Azerbaijani: Koroğlu dastanı, کوروجلو حماسه سی; Turkish: Köroğlu destanı; Turkmen: Görogly dessany; Uzbek: Goʻr oʻgʻli dostoni) is a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples, mainly the Oghuz Turks.
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The Ottoman Divan poetry tradition embraced the influence of the Persian and, to a lesser extent, Arabic literatures. As far back as the pre-Ottoman Seljuk period in the late 11th to early 14th centuries CE, this influence was already being felt: the Seljuks conducted their official business in the Persian language, rather than in Turkish, and the poetry of the Seljuk court was highly ...