Vedat Turkali
Vedat Türkali (born May 13, 1919 as Abdülkadir Pirhasan in Samsun , † August 29, 2016 in Yalova ) was a Turkish writer and screenwriter .
Life
From 1942 he studied literature in Istanbul and then became a high school teacher. In 1951 he was sentenced by a military court to eight years in prison for his membership in the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), seven of which he had to serve.
Together with Rıfat Ilgaz , he edited Gar . From 1960 he was a relatively successful screenwriter and sometimes also worked as a director . At the 1977 Antalya Film Festival he was awarded for his screenplay for the film Kara Çarşaflı Gelin (The Bride with the Black Veil).
Until his death he was a committed fighter for human rights who criticized the conditions in Turkish prisons.
Awards
Web links
- Vedat Türkali in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türk edebiyatının çınarı Vedat Türkali hayatını kaybetti! , Hürriyet , August 29, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Türkali, Vedat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pirhasan, Abdülkadir (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Samsun |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th August 2016 |
| Place of death | Yalova |