Orhan Kemal

Novelist, Author

1914 – 1970

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Who was Orhan Kemal?

Orhan Kemal 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.

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Born
Sep 15, 1914
Ceyhan
Also known as
  • Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü
Parents
Nationality
  • Turkey
Profession
Lived in
  • Adana
Died
Jun 2, 1970
Sofia
Resting place
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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