Yaşar Kemal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yaşar Kemal

Turkish novelist

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Gökçedam, Turkey

Date of Death: 28-Feb-2015

Profession: screenwriter, poet, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yasar Kemal (born Kemal Sadik 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 oppression 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 the Turkish racism against the minorities in Turkey, especially against the Kurds.