Evrim Alataş (born 15 April 1976; Gölpınar, Akçadağ – 12 April 2010; Diyarbakır) was a Kurdish writer, journalist, screenwriter and human rights activist. Alataş is described as the first female Kurdish writer of Turkey.[1] Her works include the film Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır from 2009, which won the grand jury prize at the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.[2][3]
Evrim Alataş | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1976 |
| Died | April 12, 2010 (aged 33) Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Years active | 2003–2010 |
Born in the village of Gölpınar in Malatya in 1976 to a Kurdish family, Alataş started her journalism career in 1994 by working as a reporter and editor at various left-wing newspapers such as Yeni Politika, Özgür Bakış, Ülkede Özgür Gündem and later as a columnist for Evrensel and BirGün. Many of her writings for these newspapers were about Kurds in Turkey.
Alataş died in 2010 from cancer in her home in Diyarbakır and was buried in her home village of Gölpınar.[4]
Literature
edit- Mayoz bölünme hikayeleri (in Turkish). Aram. 2003. ISBN 9789758242665.
- Her dağın gölgesi deniz'e düşer (in Turkish) (2. ed.). İletişim. 2009. ISBN 9789750506963.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Evrim Alataş". istanbulkadinmuzesi.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "'Min Dit' makes waves at Antalya film fest". Hürriyet Daily News. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Yıldırım, Emine (14 April 2010). "Bezar's debut 'Min Dît' a worthy watch at İstanbul festival". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "Evrim Alataş'ı kaybettik". Radikal. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2020.