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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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In 1898 Ersoy married to Ismet Hanim. The couple had three daughters and three sons, while one of his sons died when aged one-and-a-half years. Ersoy worked as a teacher and continued to write poems. He became the editor-in-chief of "Sirat-i Mustakim", a weekly magazine published between 1908-1966, with a name change to ''Sebilürresad'' as of its 183rd issue.