Melih Cevdet Anday

Turkish poet and writer (1915–2002)
Person human Q965750
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Melih Cevdet Anday

Summary

Melih Cevdet Anday is a human[1]. He was born in Istanbul[2]. He was born on March 13, 1915[3]. He died in Istanbul[4]. He died on November 28, 2002[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Melih Cevdet Anday was born in Istanbul[2].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday passed away in Istanbul[4].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday was born on March 13, 1915[3].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday died on November 28, 2002[5].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday held citizenship in Turkey[9].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday held citizenship in Ottoman Empire[10].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday worked as a poet[6].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's professions included writer[7].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's education included a stint at Gazi Anadolu Lisesi[11].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday is recorded as male[12].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday is associated with the Garip movement[14].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's Commons category is recorded as Melih Cevdet Anday[15].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's said to be the same as is recorded as Q50414712[16].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's family name is recorded as Anday[17].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's given name is recorded as Melih[18].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's given name is recorded as Cevdet[19].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melih Cevdet Anday[20].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[21].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[22].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[23].
  • Melih Cevdet Anday's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Melih Cevdet Anday'}[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: TR[26]

  • Began / founded: 1915-03-13[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-11-28[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5775e29d-34b3-4199-8fa3-935fb413ac0c[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Melih Cevdet Anday was born in Istanbul[2]. He was born on March 13, 1915[3].

Education

Melih Cevdet Anday's education included a stint at Gazi Anadolu Lisesi[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Melih Cevdet Anday died on November 28, 2002[5]. He died in Istanbul[4].

Why It Matters

Melih Cevdet Anday ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Melih Cevdet Anday born?

Melih Cevdet Anday was born in Istanbul[2].

Where did Melih Cevdet Anday die?

Melih Cevdet Anday died in Istanbul[4].

What did Melih Cevdet Anday do for work?

Melih Cevdet Anday worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

Where did Melih Cevdet Anday go to school?

Melih Cevdet Anday was educated at Gazi Anadolu Lisesi[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Melih Cevdet Anday. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/melih-cevdet-anday
MLA “Melih Cevdet Anday.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/melih-cevdet-anday.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_melih-cevdet-anday_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Melih Cevdet Anday}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/melih-cevdet-anday}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Melih Cevdet Anday — https://4ort.xyz/entity/melih-cevdet-anday (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/melih-cevdet-anday · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation poet, writer
    Instance of human
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.