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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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Akif -- also was an academic and member of the parliament -- is mostly regarded in Turkey as the "National Poet", since he was the writer of the lyrics of Turkish National Anthem -- the march of independence -- which was adopted in 1921 by the Turkish Grand National Assembly.