Mehmet Akif Ersoy

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academic human poet politician veterinarian writer

Mehmet Akif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, writer, and politician best known as the author of the Turkish National Anthem.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → human → poet → politician → veterinarian → writer →
authorOf	Safahat → İstiklâl Marşı →
birthDate	1873-12-20 →
birthName	Mehmet Ragif →
birthPlace	Istanbul → Ottoman Empire →
burialPlace	Edinekapı Martyrs Cemetery →
commemoratedBy	Mehmet Akif Ersoy Memorial House → Mehmet Akif Ersoy University → numerous schools and streets in Turkey →
countryOfCitizenship	Ottoman Empire → Turkey →
deathDate	1936-12-27 →
deathPlace	Istanbul → Turkey →
educatedAt	Baytar Mektebi (Veterinary School) → Mekteb-i Mülkiye →
ethnicGroup	Turks →
familyName	Ersoy →
genre	Islamic literature → poetry →
givenName	Mehmet →
hasHonorificTitle	National Poet of Turkey →
influenced	Republican-era Turkish literature →
influencedBy	Islamic thought →
knownFor	Islamic-themed poetry → writing the Turkish National Anthem →
languageOfWorkOrName	Turkish →
movement	Turkish War of Independence supporters →
notableWork	İstiklâl Marşı →
occupation	academic → poet → politician → veterinarian → writer →
positionHeld	Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly → deputy of Burdur →
religion	Islam →
residence	Cairo → Istanbul →
workLocation	Ankara → Istanbul →
wroteTextFor	Turkish National Anthem →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
İstiklâl Marşı →	author
Mehmet Akif Ersoy ("National Poet of Turkey") →	hasHonorificTitle
Istanbul University →	hasNotableAlumni
Tevfik Fikret →	influenced
Turkish literature →	notableAuthor