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Mehmet Akif Ersoy: Poet of Turkish national anthem

The legacy of the Turkish author and poet of Turkey's national anthem Mehmet Akif Ersoy lives on in the country, as Turkey commemorates the 82nd anniversary of his death.

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Founded in 1923, the Republic of Turkey also adopted the poem as national anthem. In 1925, Ersoy moved to the Egyptian capital Cairo where he taught Turkish language at a university.