Orhan Pamuk won 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, first Turkish Nobel Laureate. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar was poet, essayist, and novelist from Constantinople
Born in Istanbul in 1952, grew up in a wealthy but declining upper-class family. Graduated from Istanbul University's Institute of Journalism in 1976. Started writing regularly in 1974, first novel won Milliyet Press Novel Contest in 1979
Born in Gönen in 1884 to a military official. Graduated from Military Academy in 1903. Served as officer in Hareket Army during 1909 Istanbul Uprising. Became instructor in İzmir military school
Born in 1895 in Istanbul, son of engineer Süleyman Sâmi Bey. Studied at Vefa High School and started poetry in high school. Published first poem in Kehkeşan magazine in 1914
Born in 1899, named after Tevfik Fikret, to poet İsmail Safa. Lost father at age 1.5, raised by mother and brother. Developed bone tuberculosis on right arm during primary education. Started literary career in Vefa High School during 1910
Born in 1907 in Eğridere township, Ottoman Empire. Graduated from Istanbul School of Education in 1926. Studied in Potsdam, Germany from 1928 to 1930