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Prominent Turkish scholar Oktay Sinano?lu dies at age 80

Prof. Oktay Sinano?lu, one of Turkey?s most prominent scholars who was known for his books on the Turkish language and became Yale University?s youngest professor of the 20th century, died early April 20 in the United States.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu tweeted on April 20 that Sinano?lu, who was born in the city of Bari in Italy in 1934, had passed away in Miami.