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Mehmet Akif Ersoy

1873 - 1936

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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. A framed version of the national anthem by Ersoy typically occupies the wall above the blackboard in the classrooms of every public as well as most private schools around Turkey, along with a Turkish flag, a photograph of the country's founding father Atatürk, and a copy of Atatürk's speech to the nation's youth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmet Akif Ersoy is the 1,625th most popular writer (down from 1,611th in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 566th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mehmet Akif Ersoy ranks 1,625 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Brasillach, Thomas Moore, Hannah Szenes, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Ludwig Börne, and Jacques Amyot. After him are Robert Jordan, S. Ansky, Rodulfus Glaber, Lycophron, Wen Tianxiang, and Ira Levin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Mehmet Akif Ersoy ranks 58. Before him are Ray Ewry, Liang Qichao, Thorvald Stauning, Otto Wels, Nadežda Petrović, and Viktor Chernov. After him are Adolph Zukor, Theodor Körner, Ma Barker, Melitta Bentz, Leo Frobenius, and Édouard Claparède. Among people deceased in 1936, Mehmet Akif Ersoy ranks 62. Before him are Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, Basil Zaharoff, Carl Stumpf, Alexander Berkman, and Henri de Régnier. After him are Billy Mitchell, Sophie, Princess of Albania, Mikhail Tomsky, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Louis Camille Maillard, and Saitō Makoto.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmet Akif Ersoy ranks 586 out of 1,347. Before him are Mustafa Balel (1945), Andronikos Doukas Angelos (1130), Theodora of Trebizond (1253), Hrant Dink (1954), Arshile Gorky (1904), and Meletius of Antioch (400). After him are Apollonius Molon (-200), Alexios III of Trebizond (1338), Hakan Şükür (1971), Şehzade Korkut (1467), Theophano Martinakia (865), and Quintus Smyrnaeus (400).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Mehmet Akif Ersoy ranks 41. Before him are Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), Callinus (-680), Hipponax (-600), and Mustafa Balel (1945). After him are Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Marcellinus Comes (450), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Menander Protector (550), and Ibn Kemal (1468).

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