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Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954)

Sait Faik Abasıyanık has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists November 23, 1906 in Adapazarı, Turkey.

Born

November 23, 1906

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: May 11, 1954

Birthplace
Adapazarı, Turkey
Professions
poet, novelist, short story writer, writer
Citizenship
Turkey, Ottoman Empire

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: November 23, 1906 (Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Encyclopædia Britannica Online) or November 18, 1906 (Integrated Authority File).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Birth name
Mehmet Sait Abasıyanık

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Sait Faik Abasıyanık born?

Sait Faik Abasıyanık was born in Adapazarı, Turkey.

What was Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s name at birth?

Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s recorded birth name is Mehmet Sait Abasıyanık.

When did Sait Faik Abasıyanık die?

Sait Faik Abasıyanık died on May 11, 1954.