Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet. He wrote the lyrics of the Turkish National Anthem, İstiklâl Marşı ("The March of Independence" in English) - which was adopted in 1921. He is accepted by Turks as the "National Poet". He studied veterinary science at the university. The lyrics were originally written as a poem in a collection of his writings. Paradoxically, one of his most famous works, a book called "Safahat", … Wikipedia
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