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Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca
1914Aug, 26

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (d. 2008)
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (26 August 1914, Istanbul – 15 October 2008, Istanbul) was one of the most prolific Turkish poets of the Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published as of 2007. He was a laureate of the Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award.

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