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Yaşar Kemal(1923-2015)

  • Writer
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Yaşar Kemal was born on 6 October 1923 in Osmaniye, Turkey. He was a writer, known for Ala Geyik (1959), Murad'in Türküsü (1965) and Namus Düsmani (1957). He was married to Ayse Semiha Baban and Thilda Serrero. He died on 28 February 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
BornOctober 6, 1923
DiedFebruary 28, 2015(91)
BornOctober 6, 1923
DiedFebruary 28, 2015(91)
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Known for

Ala Geyik (1959)
Ala Geyik
5.5
  • Writer(as Yusuf Karatayli)
  • 1959
Murad'in Türküsü (1965)
Murad'in Türküsü
5.6
  • Writer(as Yasar Kemal)
  • 1965
Namus Düsmani (1957)
Namus Düsmani
4.1
  • Writer(as Yasar Kemal)
  • 1957
Nedret Güvenç and Suavi Tedü in Kara çali (1956)
Kara çali
7.0
  • Writer(as Yasar Kemal)
  • 1956

Credits

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Writer

  • Menekse Koyu (1991)
    Menekse Koyu
    4.7
    • short story "Still Waters" (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1991
  • Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)
    Iron Earth, Copper Sky
    6.8
    • novel (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1987
  • Peter Ustinov in Memed My Hawk (1984)
    Memed My Hawk
    6.5
    • novel (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1984
  • Türkan Şoray in Yilani Öldürseler (1981)
    Yilani Öldürseler
    6.5
    • Writer (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1981
  • Hakan Balamir and Fatma Girik in Agri Dagi Efsanesi (1975)
    Agri Dagi Efsanesi
    6.2
    • novel (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1975
  • Bebek
    TV Movie
    • story (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1973
  • Alageyik (1969)
    Alageyik
    6.8
    • novel (as Yusuf Karatayli)
    • 1969
  • Talat Gözbak, Ahmet Mekin, and Hülya Asan in Urfa-Istanbul (1968)
    Urfa-Istanbul
    5.6
    • story (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1968
  • Ölüm Tarlasi (1966)
    Ölüm Tarlasi
    5.7
    • Writer (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1966
  • Murad'in Türküsü (1965)
    Murad'in Türküsü
    5.6
    • Writer (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1965
  • Ala Geyik (1959)
    Ala Geyik
    5.5
    • novel (as Yusuf Karatayli)
    • 1959
  • Bu vatanin çocuklari (1959)
    Bu vatanin çocuklari
    5.6
    • story (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1959
  • Ferhat: Qui Perce les Montagnes
    Short
    • writer (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1959
  • Karacaoglan'in Kara Sevdasi (1959)
    Karacaoglan'in Kara Sevdasi
    6.0
    • Writer (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1959
  • Dertli irmak (1958)
    Dertli irmak
    5.4
    • story (as Yasar Kemal)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yusuf Karatayli
  • Born
    • October 6, 1923
    • Osmaniye, Turkey
  • Died
    • February 28, 2015
    • Istanbul, Turkey
  • Spouses
      Ayse Semiha BabanAugust 1, 2002 - February 28, 2015 (his death)

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