Yaşar Kemal Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Yaşar Kemal

Yaşar Kemal

Writing

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Production

The Legend of Mount Agrı movie poster
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The Legend of Mount Agrı

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The Legend of Mount Agrı
Story
To Crush The Serpent movie poster
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To Crush The Serpent

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To Crush The Serpent
Novel
Violet Bay movie poster
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Violet Bay

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Violet Bay
Short Story
White Handkerchief movie poster
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White Handkerchief

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White Handkerchief
Story
Kara Çalı movie poster
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Kara Çalı

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Kara Çalı
Story
Memed My Hawk movie poster
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Memed My Hawk

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Memed My Hawk
Novel
BebekMOVIE
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Bebek

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Bebek
Story
The Fallow Deer movie poster
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The Fallow Deer

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The Fallow Deer
Story
Ala Geyik movie poster
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Ala Geyik

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Ala Geyik
Writer
Urfa İstanbul movie poster
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Urfa İstanbul

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Urfa İstanbul
Novel

Gallery

Yaşar Kemal portrait
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