Ğabdulla Tuqay (Tatar: عبد الله توقای April 26 [O.S. April 14] 1886 – April 15 [O.S. April 2] 1913) was a Volga Tatar poet, critic, publisher, and towering figure of Tatar literature. Tuqay is often referred to as the founder of the modern Tatar literature and the modern Tatar literary language, which replaced Old Tatar language in literature.