
He was born on June 10, 1914, in Trabzon. His father was the renowned poet Samih Rifat, who served as the governor of Trabzon and the first founding president of the Turkish Language Association. His mother was Münevver Hanım, daughter of Hasan Enver Pasha and sister of Ayşe Celile Hanım, mother of Nâzım Hikmet. His family was known in Manastır as "Horozcu". Although he himself did not use this surname in some sources, he is still referred to as "Horozcu". His maternal grandfather was Mustafa Ce
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Yahya B. Keskin

Garip is a poetry anthology published in 1941 and jointly prepared by Orhan Veli Kanık, Melih Cevdet Anday, and Oktay Rıfat Horozcu. This work initiated a fundamental transformation in Republican-era Turkish poetry, challenging traditional poetic conventions both in content and form. Recognized as the foundational text of the movement also known as "The Strange Movement", the book centers on plain language, free verse, and the ordinary individual.Origin and Structure of the BookThe friendship be
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Yahya B. Keskin

The Garip Movement is a literary movement that marked a pivotal turning point in 20th-century Turkish poetry and shaped the direction of modern Turkish poetry by representing Orhan Veli Kanık, Oktay Rifat Horozcu and Melih Cevdet Anday. The movement was formally introduced to the literary world in 1941 with the publication of the collective poetry anthology titled Garip, which gave the movement its name. The Garip Movement came to an end with the death of Orhan Veli on 14 November 1950 and the c
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Yahya B. Keskin

He was born in Çanakkale in 1915. His real name is Muzaffer Melih. He is the fourth son of İbrahim Cevdet and Hatice Nadide. His birth was registered in the Istanbul-Fatih population records two years after his birth, on 03.10.1333, which is why some sources list Istanbul as his place of birth. He comes from a distinguished and privileged family. His paternal grandfather, Mehmet Raşit Paşa, rose to the rank of Mirliva (Brigadier General) in the Ottoman Army and holds the distinction of being the
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Yahya B. Keskin