1963
Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (born 1902)
Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (born 1902)
Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (born 1902)
Nâzım Hikmet
Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)
- Died
- 1963
Mehmed Nâzım Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements". Described as a "romantic communist" and a "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than 50 languages.