Yasar Kemal was born on October 6, 1923 in Osmaniye, Adana, Turkey as Kemal Sadik Gögceli. He was a writer, known for Terre de fer, ciel de cuivre (1987), The Death Field (1966) and Alageyik (1969). He was married to Ayse Semiha Baban and Thilda Serrero. He died on February 28, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.