Metin Altıok, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Metin Altıok

Turkish poet

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1941

Place of Birth: İzmir, Turkey

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1993

Profession: writer, poet, author

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Metin Altiok (March 14, 1940 – July 9, 1993) was a Turkish poet of Alevi faith, who - together with 34 other people, mostly Alevi intellectuals - fell victim to the 1993 Sivas massacre.