He is the poet of Turkish National Anthem

He is the poet of Turkish National Anthem. He was born in 1873 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. He quit this school after his father’s death. Then, he went to Veterinary School. He was interested 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 work life 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 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 ; Süleymaniye Kürsüsü, Halkın Sesleri, Hatıralar, Asım and Gölgeler.

He got a serious illness and he died on 27 December 1936 His grave is in The Edirnekapı 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 about social problems of the country, difficult situation of Anatolian People