Nazim Hikmet Social welfare & social services when the shutters went down

when the shutters went down and the dust had settled

Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS

and the miracle of second chances

in our families

leading to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke

Nazim Hikmet Social welfare & social services when the shutters went downNzim Hikmet (19021963), Turkey's best loved poet and a commanding presence in its public life, lived through a turbulent era the end of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of Communist Russia, and the birth of the Turkish Republic. Born into the Ottoman elite, Hikmet embraced Communist ideals and joined the revolutionary ranks at nineteen. Of passionate temperament, he lived his life full tilt, deeply romantic in his loves and uncompromising in his politics