Yahya Kemal

Japanese: ヤフヤー･ケマル（英語表記）Yahya Kemal

1884‐1958
Turkish poet. Born in Üsküp (now Skopje, Yugoslavia), he studied in Paris from 1903 to 1912, and later served as ambassador to Spain and Poland, and as a member of parliament. He is said to be the last poet to uphold the traditions of classical Turkish poetry, but was also influenced by modern French symbolist poetry. He is particularly famous for his poems related to Istanbul, such as "Song of the Sea," "Silent Ship," and "City of Fantasy." [Koyama Koichiro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1884‐1958
トルコの詩人。ウスキュプ(現，ユーゴスラビアのスコピエ)に生まれ，1903‐12年の間パリに留学，のちスペイン，ポーランド駐在大使，国会議員を歴任した。トルコ古典詩の伝統を守る最後の詩人といわれるが，近代フランス象徴詩にも影響を受けた。《海の歌》《声なき船》《幻想の都》などイスタンブールにちなんだ詩がとくに有名。【小山皓一郎】

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