Pertev Naili Boratav, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pertev Naili Boratav

Turkish folklorist and researcher of folk literature

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Zlatograd, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1998

Profession: writer, collector of fairy tales

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Pertev Naili Boratav, born Mustafa Pertev (September 2, 1907 – March 16, 1998) was a Turkish folklorist and researcher of folk literature.
He has been characterized as 'the founding father of Turkish folkloristics during the Republic'.