Doğan Akhanlı

German writer

Doğan Akhanlı ([doːˈ‿an aˈhanlɯ]; 18 March 1957 – 31 October 2021[1]) was a Turkish-born German writer. His works focused on genocides of the 20th century, such as those affecting Armenians and the Jews.[2] His works criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and often got him arrested.[3]

Doğan Akhanlı
Akhanlı in 2018
Akhanlı in 2018
Born(1957-03-18)18 March 1957
Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey
Died(2021-10-31)31 October 2021 (aged 64)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationNovelist, essayist
LanguageTurkish
CitizenshipGerman
Website
dogan-akhanli.de

Akhanlı died from cancer on 31 October 2021 at the age of 64 in Berlin.[4]

References change

  1. Barrette, Catherine; Haylock, Bridget; Mortimer, Danielle (1 January 2011). Traumatic Imprints: Performance, Art, Literature and Theoretical Practice. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9781848880856_029. ISBN 978-1-84888-085-6.
  2. "Doğan Akhanlı". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. "Erdogan critic Dogan Akhanli arrested in Spain". BBC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. Duvar, Gazete (2021-10-31). "Yazar Doğan Akhanlı vefat etti". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.