Nazim Hikmet
Also known as Nazım Hikmet Ran
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
Top works
- Şöhret veya unutulan adam
- Banasteghtsutʻyunner
- Yazılar
- Çeviri hikâyeler
- Sanat, edebiyat, kültür, dil
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Film & TV
Writing · Selânik, Ottoman Empire [now Thessalonica, Greece]
Known for
- Kalemimde Anadolu2026
- Nazım'ın Küba Seyahati — Himself2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Active from
- 1902
- Active to
Gallery (7)
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Categories
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