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Yaşar Kemal
Hemite, Osmaniye, Türkiye
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.…
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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.
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2026
Kalemimde Anadolu
TV show
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2017
Başrol (Yaşar Kemal)
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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1991
Violet Bay
Movie Short Story
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1987
Iron Earth, Copper Sky
Movie Writer
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1984
Memed My Hawk
Movie Novel
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1981
To Crush The Serpent
Movie Novel
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1975
The Legend of Mount Agrı
Movie Story
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1973
Bebek
Movie Story
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1969
Ala Geyik
Movie Writer
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1968
Urfa İstanbul
Movie Novel
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1966
Ölüm Tarlası
Movie Writer
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1965
Murad'ın Türküsü
Movie Screenplay
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1959
Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası
Movie Story
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1959
The Fallow Deer
Movie Story
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1959
Dağları Delen Ferhat
Movie Writer
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1956
Kara Çalı
Movie Story
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1956
White Handkerchief
Movie Story
