MEHMET AKF ERSOYS

LFE

He is the poet of
Turkish National
Anthem.
He was born in 1873 in
stanbul.


His mothers name
was Emine erife and
his fathers name was
Temiz Tahir.


He started his elementary
education at Emir Buhari
School.
He quit this school after his
fathers death and his
house burned out.


Then, he went to
Veterinary School.
He was interesting in
foreign language classes
during his education.


He learnt French and
Persian languages.
He worked as veterinary in
Rumeli, Anatolia and
Arabia. He knew about
people during his worklife.


His employment started in
1893 and ended in 1913.
He was teaching literature
in schools during his
employment.

He got married in
1893.


School education was not
enough for Akif.
He studied himself to
expand his knowledge.


He continued
studying Literature
by teaching and
writing poems after
he started worklife.


He started to
publish his poems in
a newspaper in
1908.


He went to Berlin and
Arabia during World War
1.
He wrote Berlin
Memories here.


He had about 100
articles and 50 poems.
General name of his
works is Safahat.


Other works are called
Sleymaniye Krss,
Halkn Sesleri,
Hatralar, Asm and
Glgeler.


He got a serious illness
and he died on 27
December 1936.
His grave is in The
Edirnekap Cemetery.


Akif is one of the
famous poets in our
history.


His poems take an
important place in
our literature.


His subjects in his
poems were social
problems of the
country, difficult
situation of