About

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Birthday:
1923-10-06
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Yaşar Kemal

Overview

Yaşar Kemal (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli;(6 October 1923 – 28 February 2015) was a Turkish writer and human rights activist of Kurdish origin. He was one of Turkey's leading writers. He received 38 awards during his lifetime and had been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature on the strength of Memed, My Hawk.

An outspoken intellectual, he often did not hesitate to speak about sensitive issues, especially those concerning the plight of the Kurdish people.He was tried in 1995 under anti-terror laws for an article he wrote for German magazine Der Spiegel accusing the Turkish army of destroying Kurdish villages. He was released but later received a suspended 20-month jail sentence for an article he wrote criticising racism against minorities in Turkey, especially the Kurds.

Known for

Acting
2017 Başrol (Yaşar Kemal) Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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Writing
1991 Menekşe Koyu Writing Short Story N/A
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1987 Iron Earth, Copper Sky Writing Writer 58
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1984 Memed My Hawk Writing Novel 58
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1981 To Crush The Serpent Writing Novel 58
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1975 Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi Writing Story N/A
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1969 Ala Geyik Writing Writer 59
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1968 Urfa İstanbul Writing Novel N/A
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1966 Ölüm Tarlası Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Murad'ın Türküsü Writing Screenplay N/A
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1959 Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası Writing Screenstory 59
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1959 The Fallow Deer Writing Story N/A
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1956 Kara Çalı Writing Story N/A
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1955 White Handkerchief Writing Story 59
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Bebek Writing Story N/A
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