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Adalet Ağaoğlu (née Adalet Sümer)
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Memorial Page for Adalet Ağaoğlu (née Adalet Sümer)

Oct 13, 1929 – Jul 14, 2020(90 years)Died in:Istanbul, Istanbul Province

Turkish novelist

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July 14th, 2026

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Burial Place

Cebeci Asri Cemetery

Occupation(5)

journalistwriterplaywrightprose writernovelist

Awards(6)

Presidential Culture and Arts Grand AwardsOrhan Kemal Novel PrizeSedat Simavi Literature Awardhonorary doctor of the Ohio State Universityhonorary doctor of Anadolu UniversityErdal Öz Literature Award

Education(2)

Ankara University Faculty of Language and History – GeographyAnkara University

Adalet Ağaoğlu (* October 13, 1929 in Nallıhan; † July 14, 2020 in Istanbul) was a turkish novelist. She was 90 years old. Her education included Ankara University Faculty of Language and History – Geography and Ankara University. Her faith was atheism. She received 6 awards, including Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards, Orhan Kemal Novel Prize. She was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery.

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Born in Nallıhan, Ankara Province

1929

Sedat Simavi Literature Award

1979

Orhan Kemal Novel Prize

1980

Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards

1995

honorary doctor of the Ohio State University

1998

honorary doctor of Anadolu University

1998

Erdal Öz Literature Award

2018

Died in Istanbul, Istanbul Province

2020

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Adalet Ağaoğlu (née Adalet Sümer). Forever remembered.