Orhan Veli Kanık

Turkish poet (1914–1950)
Person human Q982848
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Orhan Veli Kanık

Summary

Orhan Veli Kanık is a human[1]. He was born in Constantinople[2]. He was born on April 13, 1914[3]. He passed away in Istanbul[4]. He died on November 14, 1950[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Constantinople[2], Orhan Veli Kanık…
  • Orhan Veli Kanık passed away in Istanbul[4].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık was born on April 13, 1914[3].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık died on November 14, 1950[5].
  • Burial took place at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery[9].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık held citizenship in Turkey[10].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık held citizenship in Ottoman Empire[11].
  • Turkish was Orhan Veli Kanık's native language[12].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's professions included poet[6].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's professions included writer[7].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık was educated at Galatasaray High School[13].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's education included a stint at Istanbul University[14].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's education included a stint at Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[15].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık is recorded as male[16].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık is associated with the Garip movement[18].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's Commons category is recorded as Orhan Veli Kanık[19].
  • The cause of death was intracranial aneurysm[20].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's family name is recorded as Kanık[21].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's given name is recorded as Orhan[22].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's given name is recorded as Veli[23].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's pseudonym is recorded as Mehmet Ali Sel.[24].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orhan Veli Kanık[25].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Orhan Veli Kanık's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[27].

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[28]

  • Country: TR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1914-04-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950-11-14[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a419b79-ecfd-4253-a9cb-2b09a9be5418[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Orhan Veli Kanık was born in Constantinople[2]. He was born on April 13, 1914[3]. Turkish was his native language[12].

Education

Educated at Galatasaray High School[13], a secondary school[33], in Turkey[34], founded in 1481[35], headquartered in Beyoğlu[36]; Istanbul University[14], a public university[37], in Turkey[38], founded in 1453[39], headquartered in Istanbul[40]; and Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[15], a school[41], in Turkey[42], founded in 1886[43].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Orhan Veli Kanık died on November 14, 1950[5]. He died in Istanbul[4]. The cause of death was intracranial aneurysm[20]. Burial took place at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Orhan Veli Kanık ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Orhan Veli Kanık born?

Orhan Veli Kanık's place of birth was Constantinople[2].

Where did Orhan Veli Kanık die?

Orhan Veli Kanık died in Istanbul[4].

What did Orhan Veli Kanık do for work?

Orhan Veli Kanık worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

Where did Orhan Veli Kanık go to school?

Orhan Veli Kanık was educated at Galatasaray High School[13], Istanbul University[14], and Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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