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Özker Yaşın
Poet, writer and journalist (1932–2011), one of the leading Turkish Cypriot poets from the 1950s onward.
From the 1950s Özker Yaşın was one of the best-known names in Turkish Cypriot poetry, his verse dominated by the national struggle and love of the homeland.
He also worked as a writer and journalist, producing novels and memoirs that reflect the hard years of the Turkish Cypriots.
He died in 2011 and remains, with his nationally minded verse, one of the best-loved Turkish Cypriot poets.
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Updated: October 3, 2026