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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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After living for 11 years in Egypt, Ersoy returned to Istanbul in 1936 where he passed away in his apartment on Dec. 27 in the same year.