Mehmet Reşit Öğütçü | |
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| Born | 15 September 1914 Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey (then Ottoman Empire) |
| Died | 2 June 1970 (aged 55) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Pen name | Orhan Kemal |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Turkish |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Relatives | Abdülkadir Kemali Bey (Father), Azime Hanım (Mother) |
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Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914 – 2 June 1970) 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.