the works of authors such as Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, Émile Zola, and Alphonse Daudet. He is best known for his 1911 work entitled Safahat. This volume is a collection of 44 poems of various lengths by Mehmet Akif Ersoy. The earliest work that appears in this book is dated 1904, but this is unattested, and it is highly likely that the poet, who was 32 on that particular date, composed poems prior to that date. He is further noted for writing the lyrics of Turkish National Anthem, İstiklâl Marşı (The March of Independence in English) – which was adopted in 1921, and is accepted by many Turks as their "National Poet". The lyrics were originally written as a poem in a collection of his writings. Paradoxically, one of his most famous works, a book called Safahat, was not widely read or published until recently. He studied veterinary science at the university. See also Mehmet Akif Literature Museum Library, Ankara Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool, Trabzon References External links 1873 births 1936 deaths People from Fatih Turkish Islamists Turkish schoolteachers Turkish veterinarians Vefa High School alumni Turkish people of Albanian descent Turkish people of Uzbekistani descent 19th-century poets from the Ottoman Empire Turkish poets National anthem writers Members of the Special Organization (Ottoman Empire) Burials at Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery Members of the 1st Parliament of Turkey Deaths from cirrhosis Turkish magazine founders