Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

May 26, 1904 – May 25, 1983
Place of Birth: Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Place of Death: Istanbul, Turkey

Ahmet Necip Fāzıl Kısakürek (May 26, 1904 – May 25, 1983) was a Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, and Islamist ideologue. He is also known simply by his initials NFK. He was noticed by the French philosopher Henri Bergson, who later became his teacher.