Turkish author Yasar Kemal has passed away at the age of 92 following respiratory and organ failure, it has been revealed.
According to the doctors, the health of Kemal deteriorated rapidly over the past week, the BBC reported.
The Nobel Prize nominee for literature won international fame for his first novel, Memed, My Hawk, published in 1955.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a statement that he was feeling sorrow at the loss of the great writer and artist.
He won numerous prizes, including the Cino del Duca World Prize in 1982 and the Legion d'Honneur in 1984.
Kemal is survived by his son, Rasit Gokceli, and his second wife, Ayse Semiha Baban.