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{{short description|Turkish screenwriter, novelist}} |
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| caption = Vedat Türkali {{aka}} Abdülkadir Pirhasan |
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| birth_name = Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan |
| birth_name = Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan |
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| pseudonym = Vedat Türkali |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|05|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Samsun]], [[Ottoman Empire]] |
| birth_place = [[Samsun]], [[Ottoman Empire]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|08|29|1919|05|13}} |
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| death_place = [[Yalova]], Turkey |
| death_place = [[Yalova]], Turkey |
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| resting_place = [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]] |
| resting_place = [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]] |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|Novelist|Screenwriter|Playwright|Director|Teacher}}<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPpqTXXG0-MC&q=Vedat+T%C3%BCrkali+awards&pg=PA341 |title = Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology|isbn = 9041110461|last1 = Heijden|first1 = Barend Van Der|last2 = Tahzib|first2 = Bahia|date = 29 October 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOtJAgAAQBAJ&q=Vedat+T%C3%BCrkali+awards&pg=PA316 |title = The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema|isbn = 9781317937265|last1 = Donmez-Colin|first1 = Gonul|date = 4 December 2013}}</ref> |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|Novelist|Screenwriter|Playwright|Teacher}} |
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| language = [[Turkish language|Turkish]] |
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| period = [[1960 Turkish coup d'état]]<br />[[1980 Turkish coup d'état]]<ref name="cnnturk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/kultur-sanat/kitap/vedat-turkralinin-tum-kitaplari|title=Vedat Türkali'nin kitapları|website=CNN Türk}}</ref> |
| period = [[1960 Turkish coup d'état]]<br />[[1980 Turkish coup d'état]]<ref name="cnnturk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/kultur-sanat/kitap/vedat-turkralinin-tum-kitaplari|title=Vedat Türkali'nin kitapları|website=CNN Türk}}</ref> |
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| notable_works = ''[[:tr:Karanlıkta Uyananlar|Karanlıkta Uyananlar]]'', ''[[:tr:Bir Gün Tek Başına|Bir Gün Tek Başına]]'', ''Mavi Karanlık'' |
| notable_works = ''[[:tr:Karanlıkta Uyananlar|Karanlıkta Uyananlar]]'', ''[[:tr:Bir Gün Tek Başına|Bir Gün Tek Başına]]'', ''Mavi Karanlık'' |
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'''Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan''' (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his |
'''Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan''' (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his pen name as '''Vedat Türkali''', was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, intellectual, teacher and the member of the [[Democratic People's Party (Turkey)|Democratic People's Party]].<ref name="Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi 1919">{{cite web | title=Writer Vedat Türkeli Passes Away | website=Bianet – Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi | date=13 May 1919 | url=http://www.bianet.org/english/life/178227-writer-vedat-turkeli-passes-away | language=la | access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in [[Turkish cinema]] as a director. He was the recipient of [[Vedat Türkali#Awards|numerous accolades]], including [[International Antalya Film Festival]] {{mdash}} [[2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival#National Feature Film Competition|Best Screenplay]] for ''[[:tr:Karanlıkta Uyananlar|Karanlıkta Uyananlar]] (Those Who Wake in the Darkness)'' film.<ref name="hurriyetdailynews">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/author-vedat-turkali-dies--103343|title=Author Vedat Türkali dies|website=Hürriyet Daily News}}</ref><ref name="massispost">{{Cite web|url=https://massispost.com/2016/12/turkish-intellectuals-recognized-armenian-genocide-vedat-turkali/|title=Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Vedat Türkali • MassisPost|date=22 December 2016}}</ref> |
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At the age of 21, he married Merih Pirhasan in 1942, with whom he had two children: [[:tr:Barış Pirhasan|Barış Pirhasan]] and [[:tr:Deniz Türkali|Deniz Türkali]]. An Italian-Turkish singer namely [[:tr:Zeynep Casalini|Zeynep Casalini]] is his granddaughter. |
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⚫ | Türkali wrote more than forty screenplays, four [[Play (theatre)|theater play]]s, and eight novels throughout his career since 1958.<ref name="haberturk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1016633-kemalistler-kurtlere-adice-bir-oyun-oynadi|title="Kemalistler Kürtlere adice bir oyun oynadı|website=www.haberturk.com}}</ref> His novels, including ''[[:tr:Bir Gün Tek Başına|Bir Gün Tek Başına]] (One Day Alone)'' and ''Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness)'' appears in prominent literary works in modern [[Turkish literature]]. The year 2004 was artistically referred to as the "Year of Vedat Türkali" by the different people such as writers, artists, [[human rights defender]]s, and other people associated with or working in related fields. |
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⚫ | He is often recognized one of the greatest writers in the [[Contemporary Turkish literature|history of Turkish literature]]. He was detained fifty one times over his controversial writings and political movements carried out with the [[Communist Party of Turkey (historical)|Communist Party of Turkey]].<ref name="cnnturk"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/halklarin-yuregine-kazinmis-bir-yazar-vedat-turkali-266863|title=Halkların yüreğine kazınmış bir yazar: Vedat Türkali|website=birgun.net}}</ref><ref name="hurriyetdailynews"/> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Türkali was born as Abdülkadir Demirkan on 13 May 1919 in [[Samsun]] city of Turkey (formerly [[Ottoman Empire]]). His surname "Demirkan" was replaced with "Pirhasan" by a [[court order]] in 1950.<ref name="evrensel">{{Cite web|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/379250/vedat-turkali-kimdir-eserleri-nelerdir?a=5b8c2|title=Vedat Türkali kimdir, eserleri nelerdir?|first=Evrensel|last=Gazetesi|website=Evrensel.net}}</ref> He completed his [[Secondary education|secondary schooling]] from a school in Samsun city, and later in 1942 he attended [[Istanbul University]] where he |
Türkali was born as Abdülkadir Demirkan on 13 May 1919 in [[Samsun]] city of Turkey (formerly [[Ottoman Empire]]). His surname "Demirkan" was replaced with "Pirhasan" by a [[court order]] in 1950.<ref name="evrensel">{{Cite web|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/379250/vedat-turkali-kimdir-eserleri-nelerdir?a=5b8c2|title=Vedat Türkali kimdir, eserleri nelerdir?|first=Evrensel|last=Gazetesi|website=Evrensel.net}}</ref> He completed his [[Secondary education|secondary schooling]] from a school in Samsun city, and later in 1942 he attended [[Istanbul University]] where he graduated in [[Turkology]] (in languages and literature). After completing his education, he then worked as a teacher of literature at [[Kuleli Military High School]] and at [[Turkish Military Academy]] in [[Ankara]].<ref name="haberler">{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberler.com/uc-yil-once-kaybettigimiz-vedat-turkali-kimdir-12371141-haberi/|title=Üç yıl önce kaybettiğimiz Vedat Türkali kimdir? İşte değerli yazarın eserleri ve hayatı|website=Haberler.com}}</ref><ref name="bianet">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bianet.org/english/life/178357-final-farewell-to-vedat-turkali|title=Final Farewell to Vedat Türkali – english}}</ref> |
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In 1951 or earlier, he served in [[Turkish Land Forces]] as a military officer, but was dismissed over political issues. Later a [[Court-martial|military court]] found him guilty in carrying out [[political movement]]s against government and for writing on prolonged political issues. The court later sent him to jail and [[Sentence (law)|sentenced]] to nine years. After [[Imprisonment|spending]] seven years in a Turkish prison, he was released in 1958 under the certain [[Conditional release|constitutional rules]]. He was charged multiple times following the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état]], and later went to London and lived there for over one year between 1989 and 1999.<ref name="dailysabah">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2016/08/29/veteran-writer-vedat-turkali-passes-away-at-97|title=Veteran writer Vedat Türkali passes away at 97|first=daily|last=sabah|date= |
In 1951 or earlier, he served in [[Turkish Land Forces]] as a military officer, but was dismissed over political issues. Later a [[Court-martial|military court]] found him guilty in carrying out [[political movement]]s against government and for writing on prolonged political issues. The court later sent him to jail and [[Sentence (law)|sentenced]] to nine years. After [[Imprisonment|spending]] seven years in a Turkish prison, he was released in 1958 under the certain [[Conditional release|constitutional rules]]. He was charged multiple times following the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état]], and later went to London and lived there for over one year between 1989 and 1999.<ref name="dailysabah">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2016/08/29/veteran-writer-vedat-turkali-passes-away-at-97|title=Veteran writer Vedat Türkali passes away at 97|first=daily|last=sabah|date=29 August 2016|website=Daily Sabah}}</ref><ref name="agos">{{Cite web|url=http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/16374/vedat-turkali-dies-at-97|title=Vedat Türkali dies at 97|website=Agos}}</ref> Later, he joined an old daily newspaper of Turkey [[Cumhuriyet]] and served as an editor. He was subsequently removed from the job over writing an anonymous novel under "Hüsamettin Gönenli" name criticising the newspaper owner [[Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu]]. The novel was originally written at his publishing company Gar Publications co-founded by him and a Turkish teacher [[Rıfat Ilgaz]].<ref name="haberler"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Türkali primarily wrote about different aspects of issues, |
Türkali primarily wrote about different aspects of issues, [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] and [[minority group]]s, including [[Hamidiye (cavalry)|Hamidiye]]s, [[Armenians]], [[Kurds]], [[social issue]]s, Turkish politics and literature. He covered [[Armenian genocide]] in his writings, making him the first novelist in the history of Turkish literature who wrote about the conflicts involving Armenians and Turkish.<ref name="massispost"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aZo0AAAAQBAJ&q=Vedat+T%C3%BCrkali+writer&pg=PA125|title=Turkey in the Cold War: Ideology and Culture|first1=C. Örnek|last1=Konu|first2=Ç Üngör|last2=Sunar|first3=Ça?da?|last3=Üngör|first4=Cangül|last4=Örnek|date=12 July 2013|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781137326690|via=Google Books}}</ref> He started his career between 1958 and 1960 as a screenwriter with [[:tr:Dolandırıcılar Şahı|Dolandırıcılar Şahı]] film directed by [[Atıf Yılmaz]]. In 1964 he wrote script for [[:tr:Karanlıkta Uyananlar|Karanlıkta Uyananlar]] (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) film that became his one of the prominent works. The film was awarded at the [[2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival]] for Best Script.<ref name="bianet"/> A [[Turkish television drama]] titled [[Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?]] (What is Fatmagül's crime?) is also credited to his writings as its episodes are based on one of his novels. The drama was criticised by the censorship committee citing "a Turkish man does not marry the girl raped by others".<ref name="radikal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/radikal2/beren_iyi_ama_ille_de_hulya-1025611/|title=Beren iyi ama ille de Hülya|website=Radikal}}</ref> Türkali covered [[1960 Turkish coup d'état]] in his first-ever [[cinematography|cinematographic]] novel titled ''Bir Gün Tek Başına'' (One Day Alone), which was published in 1974. He also served as a director and member at [[Turkish Authors' Association]] or at [[Turkish Authors' Association]].{{efn|[[Turkish Authors' Association]] and [[Turkish Authors' Association]] seem to be associated with '''Turkish Writers Union and Peace Association'''. It is not clearly verified whether it is a separate organization}}<ref name="evrensel"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kalemagency.com/?page_id=1455|title=Vedat Türkali | Kalem Agency}}</ref> |
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===Work=== |
===Work=== |
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! scope="row" align="left" |6||''Şehirdeki Yabancı (Stranger in the City)'' |
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! scope="row" align="left" |16||''Eski Filmler (Old Films)'' |
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! scope="row" align="left" |23||''Güven (Trust)'' |
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||It covers [[1971 Turkish military memorandum]] and its participants for the cause of Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/yalanci-sahitler-kahvesi-12296yy.htm|title=Yalancı Şahitler Kahvesi |
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! scope="row" align="left" |29||''Şeytanın Kaşık Oyunları (Devil's Spoon Games)'' |
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! scope="row" align="left" |30||''Bitti Bitti Bitmedi (It's Over, It's Over, isn't Over)'' |
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==Political activities== |
==Political activities== |
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In 2002 Türkali established his political associations with [[Democratic People's Party (Turkey)|Democratic People's Party]] |
In 2002 Türkali established his political associations with the [[Communist Party of Turkey (current)|Communist Party of Turkey]] and later [[Democratic People's Party (Turkey)|Democratic People's Party]]. While with Democratic's party he participated in the [[2002 Turkish general election]] as a candidate but lost. He was actively involved in politics<ref name="bianet"/><ref name="haberler"/> and choose to become a [[Communism|communist]] after reading proclaimed-controversial publications at the [[Gazi Husrev-beg Library]]. The police raided his friend's house and detained his friend Haig Açıkgöz and started interrogating about Türkali's presence. He was allegedly tortured by the local police over not naming him. Later, he started working secretly outside for [[Kurdish nationalism|Kurdish movement]], while Haig Açıkgöz along with his wife Merih established a hideout to escape from arrests. He was actively supported by his [[vedat]]s such as [[Behice Boran]], Muzaffer Şerif, Haig and Mihri Belli. Türkali escaped several times from arrests and was ultimately detained in 1951.<ref name="haberturk"/> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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! style="width:40%;"| Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberkusagi.net/kultur-sanat/vedat-turkalinin-senaryosunu-yazdigi-hangi-film-altin-portakalda-h10022.html|title=Vedat Türkali'nin senaryosunu yazdığı hangi film Altın Portakal'da ödül almıştır |
! style="width:40%;"| Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberkusagi.net/kultur-sanat/vedat-turkalinin-senaryosunu-yazdigi-hangi-film-altin-portakalda-h10022.html|title=Vedat Türkali'nin senaryosunu yazdığı hangi film Altın Portakal'da ödül almıştır – Haber Kuşağı|website=haberkusagi.net}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Türkali was suffering from [[chronic condition]]s and was subsequently admitted to Yalova Public Hospital for medical treatment. He died in [[Yalova]] on |
Türkali was suffering from [[chronic condition]]s and was subsequently admitted to Yalova Public Hospital for medical treatment. He died in [[Yalova]] on 29 August 2016 of [[Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome|multiple organ dysfunction]].<ref name="dailysabah"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunya.com/kultur-sanat/vedat-turkali-yalovada-vefat-etti-haberi-327455|title=Vedat Türkali Yalova'da vefat etti|date=29 August 2016|website=Dünya Gazetesi}}</ref> He is buried in [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]] where his wife Merih Pirhasan is buried. She died in November 2013. |
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===Funeral=== |
===Funeral=== |
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His funeral was attended by the numerous people, leading the local police to use [[tear gas]] to prevent procession marched from [[Teşvikiye Mosque]] to [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]]. It is claimed funeral attendees used "Friendship among peoples" and "Peace right now" slogans during the procession, while some people marched holding cover photos of the poems and novels written by Türkali.<ref name="bianet"/> |
His funeral was attended by the numerous people, leading the local police to use [[tear gas]] to prevent procession marched from [[Teşvikiye Mosque]] to [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]]. It is claimed funeral attendees used "Friendship among peoples" and "Peace right now" slogans during the procession, while some people marched holding cover photos of the poems and novels written by Türkali.<ref name="bianet"/> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= Uğur | first2=Vildan | title=Eski filmler | publisher=Cem Yayınevi | year=198x | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zy0MAAAAIAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=460}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= yayınları | first2=Gendaş | title=Den' odinočestva: roman ; perevod s tureckogo | publisher=Progress | year=1981 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7b_sPgAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 }} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Bir gün tek başına: roman | publisher=Cem Yayınevi | year=1984 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17NnjgEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=608}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Güven, volume 1 | publisher=Ayrinti Yayinlari | year=1984 | isbn= 9789752892699| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gK3vSAAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=800}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Savunmalar: Yazılar Konuşmalar söyleşiler savunmalar Kültür dizisi | publisher=Cem Yayınevi | year=1989 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5oMAQAAIAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=192}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= yazarları | first2=Türk | title=Tek kişilik ölüm: roman | publisher=Cem Yayınevi | year=1989 | isbn= 9789754061680| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5G-vgEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=280}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= yayınları | first2=Gendaş | title=Eski şiirler, yeni türküler | publisher=Gendaş | year=2001 | isbn= 9789753083324| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQf9AQAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=143}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= Hakan | first2=Ahmet | title=Vedat Türkali : why did I become a Communist? | publisher=University of Michigan | year=2002 | isbn= 9789758618309| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OC1kAAAAMAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=110}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Dallar yeşil olmalı: oyun | publisher=Gendaş | year=2002 | isbn= 9789753083867| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRvnPQAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=126}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Kayıp romanlar | publisher=Everest | year=2004 | isbn= 9789752891777| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAC1AAAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=631}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Özgürlük için Kürt yazıları | publisher=Everest Yayınları | year=2005 | isbn= 9789752892040| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JvKIOwAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=126}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Tüm yazıları konuşmaları | publisher=Everest Yayınları | year=2005 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ovg6vwEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=580}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Türkali | first1=Vedat | last2= Arıkan | first2=Meltem | title=Mavi karanlık | publisher=Everest Yayınları | year=2006 | isbn= 9789752892064| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usIMGQAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=278}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Tek Kisilik Ölüm Cep Boy: Komünist 2 Kitap Birarada | publisher=Everest Yayinlari | year=2009 | isbn= 9789752895294| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtnynQEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=456}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Seytanin Kasik Oyunlari | publisher=Yazilama Yayinevi | year=2009 | isbn= 9786055892227| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YvNlngEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=110}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Fatmagül'ün suçu ne? | publisher=Kırmızıkedi | year=2011 | isbn= 9786055340070| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8nBuAAACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=116}} |
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* {{cite book | last=Türkali | first=Vedat | title=Bitti bitti- bitmedi | publisher=Ayrıntı | year=2014 | isbn= 9789755399539| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=icQLogEACAAJ | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=190}} |
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Vedat Türkali | |
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![]() Vedat Türkali a.k.a. Abdülkadir Pirhasan | |
Born | Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan 13 May 1919 Samsun, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 29 August 2016 Yalova, Turkey | (aged 97)
Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery |
Pen name | Vedat Türkali |
Occupation |
|
Sprache | Turkish |
Bildung | Turkology Graduation |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Period | 1960 Turkish coup d'état 1980 Turkish coup d'état[3] |
Subject | |
Years active | 1958–2016 |
Notable works | Karanlıkta Uyananlar, Bir Gün Tek Başına, Mavi Karanlık |
Notable awards | Full list |
Spouse |
Merih Pirhasan
(m. 1942; died 2013) |
Children | Barış Pirhasan (son) Deniz Türkali (daughter)[5] |
Relatives | Zeynep Casalini (granddaughter)[5] |
Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his pen name as Vedat Türkali, was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, intellectual, teacher and the member of the Democratic People's Party.[6] He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in Turkish cinema as a director. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including International Antalya Film Festival — Best Screenplay for Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) film.[7][8]
At the age of 21, he married Merih Pirhasan in 1942, with whom he had two children: Barış Pirhasan and Deniz Türkali. An Italian-Turkish singer namely Zeynep Casalini is his granddaughter.
Türkali wrote more than forty screenplays, four theater plays, and eight novels throughout his career since 1958.[9] His novels, including Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone) and Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness) appears in prominent literary works in modern Turkish literature. The year 2004 was artistically referred to as the "Year of Vedat Türkali" by the different people such as writers, artists, human rights defenders, and other people associated with or working in related fields.
He is often recognized one of the greatest writers in the history of Turkish literature. He was detained fifty one times over his controversial writings and political movements carried out with the Communist Party of Turkey.[3][10][7]
Early life
[edit]Türkali was born as Abdülkadir Demirkan on 13 May 1919 in Samsun city of Turkey (formerly Ottoman Empire). His surname "Demirkan" was replaced with "Pirhasan" by a court order in 1950.[4] He completed his secondary schooling from a school in Samsun city, and later in 1942 he attended Istanbul University where he graduated in Turkology (in languages and literature). After completing his education, he then worked as a teacher of literature at Kuleli Military High School and at Turkish Military Academy in Ankara.[5][11]
In 1951 or earlier, he served in Turkish Land Forces as a military officer, but was dismissed over political issues. Later a military court found him guilty in carrying out political movements against government and for writing on prolonged political issues. The court later sent him to jail and sentenced to nine years. After spending seven years in a Turkish prison, he was released in 1958 under the certain constitutional rules. He was charged multiple times following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, and later went to London and lived there for over one year between 1989 and 1999.[12][13] Later, he joined an old daily newspaper of Turkey Cumhuriyet and served as an editor. He was subsequently removed from the job over writing an anonymous novel under "Hüsamettin Gönenli" name criticising the newspaper owner Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu. The novel was originally written at his publishing company Gar Publications co-founded by him and a Turkish teacher Rıfat Ilgaz.[5]
Career
[edit]Türkali primarily wrote about different aspects of issues, ethnic and minority groups, including Hamidiyes, Armenians, Kurds, social issues, Turkish politics and literature. He covered Armenian genocide in his writings, making him the first novelist in the history of Turkish literature who wrote about the conflicts involving Armenians and Turkish.[8][14] He started his career between 1958 and 1960 as a screenwriter with Dolandırıcılar Şahı film directed by Atıf Yılmaz. In 1964 he wrote script for Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) film that became his one of the prominent works. The film was awarded at the 2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for Best Script.[11] A Turkish television drama titled Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? (What is Fatmagül's crime?) is also credited to his writings as its episodes are based on one of his novels. The drama was criticised by the censorship committee citing "a Turkish man does not marry the girl raped by others".[15] Türkali covered 1960 Turkish coup d'état in his first-ever cinematographic novel titled Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone), which was published in 1974. He also served as a director and member at Turkish Authors' Association or at Turkish Authors' Association.[a][4][16]
Work
[edit]† | Remarks denote a short description of the work where available. |
# | Title[11][8][15] | Year | Type/Credited as | Remarks[3] |
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1 | Otobüs Yolcuları (The Bus Passengers) | 1961 | Screenwriter | — |
2 | Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) | 1964 | Screenwriter | — |
3 | Erkek Ali (Male Ali) | 1964 | Screenwriter | — |
4 | Sokakta Kan Vardı (Blood on the street) | 1965 | Director | — |
5 | Üç Tekerlekli Bisiklet (Tricycle) | 1965 | Writings and memoirs | — |
6 | Şehirdeki Yabancı (Stranger in the City) | 1965 | Writings and memoirs | — |
7 | 141 Basamak (141st Step) | 1971 | Play | — |
8 | Bedrana | 1974 | Autor | — |
9 | Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone) | 1974[b] | Novel | Covered 1960 military coup in Turkey and the author's detention. |
10 | Bu Ölü Kalkacak (This Dead Will Get Up) | 1976 | Play | — |
11 | Güneşli Bataklık (Sunny Swamp) | 1977 | Screenwriter | — |
12 | Kara Çarşaflı Gelin (The Dark-Veiled Bride) | 1977 | Screenwriter | — |
13 | Eski Şiirler, Yeni Türküler (Old Poems New Turks) | 1979 | Poem | The book witnesses historical events of Turkey. |
14 | Üç Film Birden (Three Films at Once) | 1979 | Screenplay | — |
15 | Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness) | 1983 | Novel | Covers a life of a Nigerian PhD student who saved her lover from being assaulted. |
16 | Eski Filmler (Old Films) | 1984 | Screenplay | — |
17 | Bu Gemi Nereye (Where is the Boat Going) | 1985 | Writings and memoirs | — |
18 | Dallar Yeşil Olmalı (The Branches Should be Green) | 1985 | Play | — |
19 | Yeşilçam Dedikleri Türkiye (Angry Boy) | 1986 | Novel | — |
20 | Tek Kişilik Ölüm (Individual Death) | 1989 | Novel | Covers the events occurred during 1980 Turkish coup d'état |
21 | Savunmalar (Defenses) | 1989 | Writings and memoirs | — |
22 | Özgürlük İçin Kürt Yazıları (Kurdish Writings for Freedom) | 1996 | Writings and memoirs | The book consists articles, speeches and interviews related to the "struggle of freedom" of the people who were prosecuted or discriminated during the military dictatorship. |
23 | Güven (Trust) | 1999 | Novel | The book covers Turkey's events occurred during the WW2. It also covers the era of Communist Party of the country with all dimensions. |
24 | Komünist (Communist) | 2001 | Writings and memoirs | The autobiographical book covers writer's life from childhood to college, including his "51 detentions" |
25 | Yeşilçam Dedikleri Türkiye (They say Turkey Yeşilçam) | 2001 | Writings and memoirs | — |
26 | Bu Ölü Kalkacak (This Corpse Will Rise) | 2002 | Play | — |
27 | Kayıp Romanlar (The Lost Novels) | 2004 | Novel | A young girl who starts her new life with a boy who is older than her. |
28 | Yalancı Tanıklar Kahvesi (The Coffee of Lying Witness) | 2009 | Novel | It covers 1971 Turkish military memorandum and its participants for the cause of Turkey.[17] |
29 | Şeytanın Kaşık Oyunları (Devil's Spoon Games) | 2009 | Novel | The book covers destruction caused by the earthquake, robbery, and exploitations in Istanbul. |
30 | Bitti Bitti Bitmedi (It's Over, It's Over, isn't Over) | 2014 | Novel | Covers prisoners' life at Diyarbakır Prison. The book claims real occurrences based on true facts or incidents. |
Political activities
[edit]In 2002 Türkali established his political associations with the Communist Party of Turkey and later Democratic People's Party. While with Democratic's party he participated in the 2002 Turkish general election as a candidate but lost. He was actively involved in politics[11][5] and choose to become a communist after reading proclaimed-controversial publications at the Gazi Husrev-beg Library. The police raided his friend's house and detained his friend Haig Açıkgöz and started interrogating about Türkali's presence. He was allegedly tortured by the local police over not naming him. Later, he started working secretly outside for Kurdish movement, while Haig Açıkgöz along with his wife Merih established a hideout to escape from arrests. He was actively supported by his vedats such as Behice Boran, Muzaffer Şerif, Haig and Mihri Belli. Türkali escaped several times from arrests and was ultimately detained in 1951.[9]
Awards
[edit]Year | Award[18] | Nominated work | Kategorie | Result |
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1965 | International Antalya Film Festival | Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) | Best Screenplay | Won |
1970 | TRT Award | Dallar Yeşil Olmalı (The Branches Should be Green) | — | Won |
1974 | Milliyet Milliyet Publications Novel Competition | Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone) | Honorary | Won |
1974 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Bedrana | — | Won |
1976 | Orhan Kemal Roman Armağanı | Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone) | — | Won |
1977 | Altın Portakal Film Festivali | — | — | Won |
1977 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Kara Çarşaflı Gelin (Black Veiled Bride) | Best Screenplay | Won |
2009 | SIYAD Awards of Turkish Film Critics Association | — | Honorary | Won |
2016 | White Seagull Literary Prize of Honor | — | Honorary | Won |
Death
[edit]Türkali was suffering from chronic conditions and was subsequently admitted to Yalova Public Hospital for medical treatment. He died in Yalova on 29 August 2016 of multiple organ dysfunction.[12][19] He is buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery where his wife Merih Pirhasan is buried. She died in November 2013.
Funeral
[edit]His funeral was attended by the numerous people, leading the local police to use tear gas to prevent procession marched from Teşvikiye Mosque to Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. It is claimed funeral attendees used "Friendship among peoples" and "Peace right now" slogans during the procession, while some people marched holding cover photos of the poems and novels written by Türkali.[11]
Bibliography
[edit]- Türkali, Vedat; Uğur, Vildan (198x). Eski filmler. Cem Yayınevi. p. 460. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat; yayınları, Gendaş (1981). Den' odinočestva: roman ; perevod s tureckogo. Progress. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (1984). Bir gün tek başına: roman. Cem Yayınevi. p. 608. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (1984). Güven, volume 1. Ayrinti Yayinlari. p. 800. ISBN 9789752892699. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (1989). Savunmalar: Yazılar Konuşmalar söyleşiler savunmalar Kültür dizisi. Cem Yayınevi. p. 192. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat; yazarları, Türk (1989). Tek kişilik ölüm: roman. Cem Yayınevi. p. 280. ISBN 9789754061680. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat; yayınları, Gendaş (2001). Eski şiirler, yeni türküler. Gendaş. p. 143. ISBN 9789753083324. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat; Hakan, Ahmet (2002). Vedat Türkali : why did I become a Communist?. University of Michigan. p. 110. ISBN 9789758618309. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2002). Dallar yeşil olmalı: oyun. Gendaş. p. 126. ISBN 9789753083867. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2004). Kayıp romanlar. Everest. p. 631. ISBN 9789752891777. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2005). Özgürlük için Kürt yazıları. Everest Yayınları. p. 126. ISBN 9789752892040. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2005). Tüm yazıları konuşmaları. Everest Yayınları. p. 580. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat; Arıkan, Meltem (2006). Mavi karanlık. Everest Yayınları. p. 278. ISBN 9789752892064. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2009). Tek Kisilik Ölüm Cep Boy: Komünist 2 Kitap Birarada. Everest Yayinlari. p. 456. ISBN 9789752895294. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2009). Seytanin Kasik Oyunlari. Yazilama Yayinevi. p. 110. ISBN 9786055892227. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2011). Fatmagül'ün suçu ne?. Kırmızıkedi. p. 116. ISBN 9786055340070. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Türkali, Vedat (2014). Bitti bitti- bitmedi. Ayrıntı. p. 190. ISBN 9789755399539. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ Heijden, Barend Van Der; Tahzib, Bahia (29 October 1998). Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology. ISBN 9041110461.
- ^ Donmez-Colin, Gonul (4 December 2013). The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema. ISBN 9781317937265.
- ^ a b c "Vedat Türkali'nin kitapları". CNN Türk.
- ^ a b c Gazetesi, Evrensel. "Vedat Türkali kimdir, eserleri nelerdir?". Evrensel.net.
- ^ a b c d e "Üç yıl önce kaybettiğimiz Vedat Türkali kimdir? İşte değerli yazarın eserleri ve hayatı". Haberler.com.
- ^ "Writer Vedat Türkeli Passes Away". Bianet – Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi (in Latin). 13 May 1919. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Author Vedat Türkali dies". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ^ a b c "Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Vedat Türkali • MassisPost". 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b ""Kemalistler Kürtlere adice bir oyun oynadı". www.haberturk.com.
- ^ "Halkların yüreğine kazınmış bir yazar: Vedat Türkali". birgun.net.
- ^ a b c d e "Final Farewell to Vedat Türkali – english".
- ^ a b sabah, daily (29 August 2016). "Veteran writer Vedat Türkali passes away at 97". Daily Sabah.
- ^ "Vedat Türkali dies at 97". Agos.
- ^ Konu, C. Örnek; Sunar, Ç Üngör; Üngör, Ça?da?; Örnek, Cangül (12 July 2013). Turkey in the Cold War: Ideology and Culture. Springer. ISBN 9781137326690 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Beren iyi ama ille de Hülya". Radikal.
- ^ "Vedat Türkali | Kalem Agency".
- ^ "Yalancı Şahitler Kahvesi – Yavuz Selim DEMİRAĞ". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi. 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Vedat Türkali'nin senaryosunu yazdığı hangi film Altın Portakal'da ödül almıştır – Haber Kuşağı". haberkusagi.net.
- ^ "Vedat Türkali Yalova'da vefat etti". Dünya Gazetesi. 29 August 2016.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Turkish Authors' Association and Turkish Authors' Association seem to be associated with Turkish Writers Union and Peace Association. It is not clearly verified whether it is a separate organization
- ^ Different dates have been shown by the news media. The CNN Türk has mentioned the date as "1989", while other websites shows "1974".
External links
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- Deaths from multiple organ failure
- 20th-century Turkish male writers
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- 20th-century Turkish screenwriters
- 21st-century Turkish screenwriters
- 20th-century Turkish dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Turkish dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Turkish novelists
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