İsmail Hekimoğlu (1932 - 2022) is a Turkish retired non-commissioned officer, writer, journalist and columnist.
His real name was Ömer Okçu, and the pen name "Hekimoğlu İsmail", is the name of his grandfather. He graduated from the School of Armored Troops in 1952 and retired from the Turkish Armed Forces in 1972.
He wrote the novel Minyeli Abdullah in 1967, which was banned for a while and then released.
Due to his articles, lawsuits were filed against him at
various times since 1950 and he was taken into custody, was brought to the
State Security Court several times and was tried under Article 163.
He was sentenced to one year and spent 72 days in prison on the grounds that he violated the Article.
After suffering a stroke in February 2002, he has difficulty using his left leg and left hand. He was mostly seen with his beret on, not giving up the habit of wearing a beret that he started in his military life. He passed away on January 15, 2022.
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