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MEHMET AKİF ERSOY’S LİFE. He is the poet of Turkish National Anthem . He was born in 1873 in İstanbul. His mother’s name was Emine Şerife and his father’s name was Temiz Tahir. He started his elementary education at Emir Buhari School.
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MEHMET AKİF ERSOY’S LİFE • He is thepoet of TurkishNationalAnthem. • He wasborn in 1873 in İstanbul.
His mother’s name was Emine Şerife and his father’s name was Temiz Tahir.
He started his elementaryeducation at Emir Buhari School. • He quitthisschoolafter his father’sdeathand his houseburnedout.
Then, he wenttoVeterinary School. • He wasinteresting in foreignlanguageclassesduring his education.
He learnt French andPersianlanguages. • He worked as veterinary in Rumeli, Anatolia andArabia. He knewaboutpeopleduring his worklife.
His employmentstarted in 1893 andended in 1913. • He wasteachingliterature in schoolsduring his employment.
School educationwas not enoughfor Akif. • He studiedhimselftoexpand his knowledge.
He continuedstudyingLiteraturebyteachingandwritingpoemsafter he startedworklife.
He wentto Berlin andArabiaduring World War 1. • He wrote Berlin Memorieshere.
He had about 100 articlesand 50 poems. • General name of his works is Safahat.
Otherworksarecalled Süleymaniye Kürsüsü, Halkın Sesleri, Hatıralar, Asım and Gölgeler.
He got a seriousillnessand he died on 27 December 1936. • His grave is in The Edirnekapı Cemetery.
His subjects in his poemsweresocialproblems of thecountry, difficultsituation of Anatolian People.