Yekta Uzunoğlu

Yekta Uzunoğlu is a Kurdish physician, writer, translator and publisher. Born in Silvan, Turkey, he studied medicine at Charles University in Prague and became involved in Kurdish-language publishing and translation. His work has included Kurdish cultural publications, translations from Czech and other languages, and cooperation with Kurdish and literary organizations in Europe. In 2006, he received the František Kriegel Award from the Charter 77 Foundation.