20th Century
- Ismail Gasprinski, Crimean Tatar poet, publisher, intellectual (1851–1914)
- Neyzen Tevfik, poet (1879–1953)
- Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, poet (1884–1958)
- Noman Çelebicihan, Crimean Tatar leader and poet (1885–1918)
- Bekir Çoban-zade, Crimean Tatar poet and professor of Turkic languages (1893–1937)
- Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet (1898–1973)
- Nazim Hikmet Ran, poet (1901–1963)
- Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar,poet, novelist, essayist (1901–1962)
- Ahmet Kutsi Tecer, poet, dramatist (1901–1967)
- Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, poet, essayist (1905–1983)
- Ahmet Muhip Dıranas, poet (1909–1980)
- Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, poet (1910–1956)
- Rıfat Ilgaz, poet, writer, journalist (1911–1993)
- Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, painter and poet (1913–1975)
- Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, poet (1914–1988)
- Orhan Veli Kanik, poet (1914–1950)
- Melih Cevdet Anday, poet (1915- )
- Behçet Necatigil,poet, dramatist (1916–1979)
- Ilhan Berk, poet (1918- )
- Necati Cumalı, poet, dramatist (1921- )
- Bahtiyar Vahapzade, poet (1925- )
- Can Yücel, poet (1926–1999)
- Edip Cansever, poet (1928- )
- Ece Ayhan Çağlar, poet (1931–2002)
- Talat Sait Halman, poet (1931- )
- Cemal Süreya, poet (1931–1990)
- Onat Kutlar, writer, poet (1936–1995)
- Attila Ilhan, writer, poet, captain (1925–2005)
- Sabit İnce, writer, poet (1954)
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