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Yaşar Kemal

Yaşar Kemal

Yaşar Kemal (born Kemal Gokceli Loyal;(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 awards during lifetime for a candidate in the outlet and the 38 Nobel Literature had been feeling on the strength of Memed, My Hawk.

Now an outspoken intellectual, he often did not hesitate to learn about sensitive issues, especially those concerning the plight of the Kurdish people.He was the 1995 and art under anti-terror laws for an article he wrote for the German magazine Der Spiegel accusing the Turkish army of destroying Kurdish villages. He was later released but 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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Movies Made By Yaşar Kemal (14)

Violet Bay (1991)

Kerem goes to a village to start a new life for his family. It will not be easy for Kerem's wife Neriman to get used to her new life. ...

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Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)

In this deeply symbolic and visually lush film, as far as Tashbash is concerned, he's just a malcontent, a fairly ordinary hell-raiser who has gotten into trouble with the law in the past. Sure, he hates the village headman who is a toady to the region's o ...

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Memed My Hawk (1984)

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man ...

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To Crush The Serpent (1981)

Esme, the most beautiful woman in her village, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she is married to the village lord Halim. When Abbas kills Halim, the people of the village lynch Esme and pressures Esme's son to kill her. ...

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The Legend of Mount Agrı (1975)

The film tells the story of the love between shepherd Ahmet and Gülbahar, the daughter of a lord. One day, a horse begins to wait at Ahmet's door. Ahmet tells his mentor Sofi Dede about this incident. Sofi Dede says that the horse is a gift from God to Ah ...

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Bebek (1973)

The story of a young man who gets involved in dirty business with a gang in order to get his lame sister treated, and ends up feeling remorseful. ...

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Ala Geyik (1969)

Halil is a man who is passionate about deer hunting. ...

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Urfa İstanbul (1968)

Because of the huge heritage, some attempt to kill an innocent baby. Involved in the plot, Ayşe (Hülya Asan) flees with the child for safety and her path crosses that of a young man (Ahmet Mekin)... ...

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Ölüm Tarlası (1966)

The film deals with the bleeding wound of smuggling in the Southeast. ...

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Murad'ın Türküsü (1965)

Murat and Meliha are two young people who love each other. Murat is a poor villager who hunts for a living, while Meliha is the daughter of a landlord. Zülfikar Ağa knows about their relationship and strongly opposes it. The villagers also want Murat and ...

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The Fallow Deer (1959)

During a day of deer hunting, Karaca Ali Aga (Talat Gözbak) finds a girl wandering around, and immediately falls in love with her. Some time later, when Aga goes back to marry her, he instructs his men to eliminate the obstacle, namely Halil (Yilmaz Güne ...

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White Handkerchief (1956)

This film tells the story of who are young people fall in love each other in enemies two villages. There is hostility between Ören village and Alaca village. Even so, no one knows what is problems between two villages. Hasan is from Alaca village, he lov ...

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Movies Starring Yaşar Kemal (1)

Başrol (Yaşar Kemal) (2017)

The legend of Yaşar Kemal, the Homer of Turkey, in Başrol ...

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