Mehmet Akif is a
Turkish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere literary minds of his time, Ersoy is noted for h ...
(1873–1936), Turkish poet
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Mehmet Akif Pirim (born 1968), Turkish sport wrestler
See also
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Akif
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Mehmet
Mehmed or Mehmet is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic male name Muhammad () (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Origina ...
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Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names