Elmalili Muhammed Hamdi Yazir (1878-1942), born in Elmalı, Antalya, one of the foremost Qur'anic exegetes of the late Ottoman and early Republican era. His twelve-volume Turkish commentary 'Hak Dini Kur'an Dili' is a standard reference. He died in Erenköy in 1942 and was buried in Sahrayicedid Cemetery, Kadıköy. (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia.)
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry “Elmalılı Muhammed Hamdi”
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