Nâzım Hikmet

Also known as

Nazim HikmetNâzim HikmetNâzm HikmetNâzım HikmetHikmet NâzimNazym HikmetНазым Хикмет

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".[5][page needed] Described as a "romantic communist"[page needed] and a "romantic revolutionary",[5][page needed] 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.

Born 1902-01-15

Died 1963-06-03