Aziz Nesin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aziz Nesin

Turkish writer

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1915

Place of Birth: Heybeliada, Turkey

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1995

Profession: writer, poet, author, journalist, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Aziz Nesin (pronounced ['aziz 'ne.sin ]; born Mehmet Nusret,¶ 20 December 1915 – 6 July 1995) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books.
Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of 1934 was passed.
Although his family carried the epithet "Topalosmanoglu", after an ancestor named "Topal Osman", he chose the surname "Nesin".
In Turkish, Nesin? means, What are you?.