Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
Mehmed Emin Bozarslan ( born September 15, 1934 in Lice, Diyarbakır Province) is a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin.
His father was a Molla and Bozarslan itself was next to the school education a classical education in the madrasas. In 1956 he completed the training and worked as a mufti in different places. In 1960 he wrote his first book entitled " Allaha Iman " ( faith in God). His second book, published in 1964 and was called " Islamiyet açısından Şeyhlik - Ağalik " ( Sheikh and Aga from the perspective of Islam ). In his third book 1966 " Doğu'nun Sorunları " ( The problems of the East), he dealt with the Kurdish issue and called for the approval of the Kurdish language throughout eastern Turkey, both in radio and newspapers as well as in school. His first Kurdish alfabe book, the first book on the Kurdish alphabet, led to his arrest and banning of the book. In 1968 he transferred the epic "Mem u Zin " by Ehmedê Xani from the Kurdish Arabic letters into Kurdish with Latin characters. In addition, he translated the book is still in Turkish. Initially, this book was banned, but was then released again. Bozarslan also translated the Scherefname of Şerefhan 1971 to the Turkish. After the military coup of 1971 Bozarslan sat from 1971 to 1974 in Diyarbakir Military Prison. During his imprisonment he wrote a book entitled " Içerdekiler ve Dışardakiler " ( Those who are inside and those who are out there). In it he described satirical the suppression of the East by the military dictatorship.
He translated several more books about the Kurds into Turkish. In addition, he wrote his own books as well as several articles and served as editor. Since 1978 he has been recognized as a political refugee in Uppsala in Sweden.