Orhan Kemal Writer

Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914, Ceyhan, Adana – 2 June 1970, Sofia, Bulgaria) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that tells the stories of the poor in Turkey.He is the son of Abdülkadir Kemali Bey, who was a Member of Parliament and Minister, and Azime Hanım, who was an intellectual secondary school graduate.

Personal facts

PseudonymOrhan Kemal
Birth dateSeptember 15, 1914
Birth place
Turkey , Adana Province , Ceyhan
Nationality
Turkish people
Date of deathJune 02, 1970
Place of death
Bulgaria , Sofia
Resting place
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery , Istanbul

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Writer

language
Turkish people

Topical connections

Attilâ İlhanWriter
Ahmet Hamdi TanpınarWriter
İbrahim ÇolakMilitary person
Ömer SeyfettinWriter

Orhan Kemal on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://orhankemal.org
  2. http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3138DF7C92FCA5B4D05F266E5F7BA2C37A9
  3. http://www.orhankemal.org