Nâzım Hikmet Ran

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Nâzım Hikmet Ran
Born(1902-01-15)15 January 1902
Died3 June 1963(1963-06-03) (aged 61)
NationalityTurkish
Occupation(s)poet, playwright, novelist

Nâzım Hikmet Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963),[1][2] commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright and novelist. He was well liked for the "lyrical flow of his statements".[3] Hikmet was often arrested for his political beliefs. He spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.

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  1. Encyclopædia Britannica: Nazım Hikmet (Turkish author)
  2. Nazım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı
  3. Selected poems, Nazim Hikmet translated by Ruth Christie, Richard McKane, Talat Sait Halman, Anvil press Poetry, 2002, p.9 ISBN 0-85646-329-9