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Turkish poet and dramatist
Nazım Hikmet Ran (November 20, 1901 – June 3, 1963) was a Turkish poet and dramatist, who is widely regarded as the best-known Turkish poet in the West and his works have been translated into several languages.
 
He was born in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloniki, Greece). His birth was registered […]

Leading Turkish novelist of post-modern literature
Pamuk was born into a wealthy family; his father was the first CEO of IBM Turkey. He was educated at the American high school Robert College in Istanbul. Then he attended an architectural program at the Istanbul Technical University, because of family pressures to be an engineer or architect. However, […]

Popular pop music singer
Tarkan is one of the most successful pop music singers in Turkey. His albums regularly sell millions of copies.
 
He is also known in Europe and the Americas, especially for the song Şımarık (Spoilt/Kiss Kiss/Chanson Du Bisou/Besos). This was reincarnated as Kiss Kiss by Holly Valance after Sezen Aksu sold the music rights. […]

Prime Minister of Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born February 26, 1954), became Prime Minister of Turkey on March 14, 2003. He is the leader of the Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AK Party, or Justice and Development Party). The acronym AK means white, pure, or clean.
Erdoğan, was born in Istanbul, but spent his early childhood in Rize […]

Founder and The First President of the Turkish Republic
Atatürk was born in 1881 at the Kocakasım ward of Salonika, in a three story pink house located on Islahhane Street. His father is Ali Rıza Efendi and his mother Zübeyde Hanım. His paternal grandfather, Hafız Ahmed Efendi belonged to the Kocacık nomads who were settled in […]