Nâzım Hikmet
Also known as Nazım Hikmet Ran, Nazim Hikmet
Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)
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Nâzım Hikmet was a Turkish poet, playwright, and novelist (1902–1963) who became one of the most influential literary figures of his time, known for blending modernist techniques with communist political ideology. His work matters because it demonstrated how literature could powerfully express political commitment while achieving artistic innovation, and his life—marked by imprisonment and exile for his beliefs—exemplified the tensions between artistic freedom and authoritarian politics in the twentieth century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1963
- Works
- 242
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- Şöhret veya unutulan adam
- Banasteghtsutʻyunner
- Yazılar
- Çeviri hikâyeler
- Sanat, edebiyat, kültür, dil
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Writing · Selânik, Ottoman Empire [now Thessalonica, Greece]
Known for
- Kalemimde Anadolu2026
- Nazım'ın Küba Seyahati — Himself2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Country
- TR
- Active from
- 1902-01-15
- Active to
- 1963-06-03
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Article
Mehmed Nâzım Ran (17 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet ( Turkish: [naːˈzɯm hicˈmet] ), 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.
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1902 births1963 deaths20th-century Turkish poetsAkbaba (periodical) peopleBurials at Novodevichy CemeteryCommunist poetsCommunist University of the Toilers of the East alumniCritics of religionsGalatasaray High School alumniGeorgians from the Ottoman EmpireOttoman ThessalonicaPeople from Salonica vilayet