Mehmet Niyazi
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1878 – 1931
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Who was Mehmet Niyazi?
Mehmet Niyazi Cemali was an Ottoman-born Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet, journalist, schoolteacher, academic, and activist for ethnic Tatar causes. Present for part of his life in the Russian Empire and Crimea-proper, he wrote most of his works in Crimean Tatar language and Ottoman Turkish. Niyazi is credited with having played a major part in keeping alive the connection between the Crimean Tatar diaspora and their land of origin, and is best known for his lyrical works depicting Crimea.
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- Born
- 1878
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Romania
- Lived in
- Constanța County
- Died
- Nov 20, 1931
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on July 23, 2013
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