Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Necip Fazıl in the 1950s
Born
Ahmed Necib

(1904-05-26)May 26, 1904
DiedMay 25, 1983(1983-05-25) (aged 78)
Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseNeslihan Kısakürek
Children5 (b. 1943)
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionIslamic philosophy
SchoolSufism
Main interestsPoetry, politics, literature
Notable ideasFounder of Büyük Doğu
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Ahmet Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (May 26, 1904 May 25, 1983) was a Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, Islamist ideologue, and conspiracy theorist. He is also known simply by his initials NFK. He was noticed by the French philosopher Henri Bergson, who later became his teacher.