Orhan Kemal

Orhan Kemal is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Reşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey. Wikipedia

• Born:  September 15, 1914, Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
• Age at death:  55 years
• Died:  June 02, 1970, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Resting place:  Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
• Pen name:  Orhan Kemal
• Occupation:  Novelist
• Language:  Turkish
• Nationality:  Turkish
• Ethnicity:  Turkish
• Relatives:  Abdülkadir Kemali Bey (Father), Azime Hanım (Mother)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo