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Alan Kurdi (born Alan Shenu), initially reported as Aylan Kurdi, [2] [3] was a two-year-old Syrian boy (initially reported as having been three years old) of Kurdish ethnic background [4] whose image made global headlines after he drowned on 2 September 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea along with his mother and brother.
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.
A total of 724 poems were submitted. Mehmet Akif Ersoy, a well-known poet of the period, initially refused to participate due to a monetary prize being offered in the competition, but was subsequently contacted and convinced by the National Parliament to submit a poem and disregard the reward.
There were a number of poetic trends in the poetry of Turkey in the early years of the Republic of Turkey.Authors such as Ahmed Hâşim and Yahyâ Kemâl Beyatlı (1884–1958) continued to write important formal verse whose language was, to a great extent, a continuation of the late Ottoman tradition.
Poetry was also sung at solemn times and elegy called sagu were recited at yuğ funerals and other commemorations of the dead. [3] Of the long epics, only the Oğuzname has survived in its entirety. [4] The Book of Dede Korkut may have had its origins in the poetry of the 10th century but remained an oral tradition until the 15th century.
“Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table ...
The government bombed and killed residents of villages who refused to join the government forces. The government spread pictures of dead children in newspapers and blamed the PKK. Turkey was condemned for carrying out the massacre of Kurdish civilians in the ECHR. Gazi Quarter massacre: March 15, 1995 Istanbul and Ankara: 23 [84]
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