Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
Turkish playwright and statesperson
- Lived
- 1852–1937
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
Updated September 2026
About Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan was an early 20th-century Ottoman playwright and poet. He was one of the leading lights of the Turkish Romantic period. He is known in Turkish literature as "Şair-i Azam" and "Dahi-i Azam".
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