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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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Later, Ersoy started the Mulkiye Baytar Mektebi -- a veterinary school -- to find stable work, which he graduated with honors in 1893. During his studies, his interest in poetry also grew. It was the same year when he graduated and his first poem was published in a journal.