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Memorial Page for Yaşar Kemal (née Kemal Sadık)
Oct 6, 1923 – Feb 28, 2015(91 years)Died in:Istanbul, Istanbul Province
Kurdish writer and human rights activist
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Yaşar Kemal (* October 6, 1923 in Gökçedam; † February 28, 2015 in Istanbul) was a kurdish writer and human rights activist. He was 91 years old. He was married to Tilda Kemal. He received 9 awards, including Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II. His cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. He was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
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13 EventsBorn in Turkey
1923Married Tilda Kemal
1952until 2001
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1978Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
1982honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II
1991Catalonia International Prize
1996International Nonino Prize
1997Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
1997Stig Dagerman Prize
1997Monismanien Prize
1997Honorary doctor of the Bilkent University
2002Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards
2008Died in Istanbul, Istanbul Province (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome)
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Yaşar Kemal (née Kemal Sadık). Forever remembered.