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Author: Sabine Damaschke

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Yasar Kemal (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Obituary: the Turkish writer Yasar Kemal

Poet, rebel and folk hero

He was one of the most important voices in contemporary Turkish literature. All his life, Yasar Kemal campaigned for human rights and peace. Now the well-known author has died. An obituary by Sabine DamaschkeMore

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