Ahmed Arif

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Ahmed Arif (born April 21, 1927 in Diyarbakır , † June 2, 1991 in Ankara ) was a poet from Turkey . His real name was Ahmed Önal but he renamed himself Ahmed Arif after his father Arif Hikmet, an officer of Turkish origin. His mother, Sare Hanım of Kurdish origin, died early. He grew up in a multicultural environment and dominated near the Turkish and Dimilkî ( Zazaisch ), Kurmanji and Arabic .

Ahmed Arif spent his youth in Diyarbakir and Siverek . He attended middle school in Urfa and Afyon . Later he went to Ankara to study philosophy at the university. Between 1944 and 1955 he published many poems in various magazines. He was imprisoned from 1950 to 1952 for political reasons .

Ahmed Arif has become one of the most widely read poets in Turkey. His poetry found widespread use due to its portrayal of Anatolian folklore and its originality. To date, 49 new editions of his book have appeared and there have been countless pirated prints. In addition, many left-wing music groups and singers use excerpts from his poems in their texts.

During his life, Arif published only one collection of poems in 1968 , entitled Hasretinden Prangalar Eskittim . His son published another collection in 2003 called Yurdum Benim Şahdamarım .

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SURNAME Arif, Ahmed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Önal, Ahmed (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kurdish poet of Turkey
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Diyarbakır
DATE OF DEATH June 2, 1991
Place of death Ankara