Parallel to our learner outcomes for Turkish Literature, our objective is to get to know closer, a world famous expert, a social realist writer of our literature. With this objective in mind, we have included Orhan Kemal stories his memoirs and photographs in our weekend homework. As part of our homework, we wrote letters to the characters in his stories.

The second step to get to know Orhan Kemal and make acquaintance with his work, establish the writer, written work connection better was to visit the museum set up in his name on Thursday, 23 December, İstanbul Taksim'de, üç katlı bir binada kurulmuş olan müzede, yazarın çoğu Ara Güler tarafından çekilmiş yetmiş kadar fotoğrafını, aile fotoğraflarını, kitaplarının orijinal ilk baskılarını, yabancı dillere çevrilmiş kitaplarını, özel mektuplarını, hakkında yazılan tez ve makaleleri görme, Orhan Kemal’in oğlu Işık Öğütçü tarafından anlatılan anıları dinleme imkânına sahip olduk. We Puchased Orhan Kemal books from the Bookstore in the museum and watched the Orhan Kemal documentary while sipping away on our coffees and teas at the Ikbal Cafe.

The third step was to commemorate and understand Orhan Kemal. Therefore his son, Işık Öğütçü was with us to share a sincere and warm chat, in our Irmak Cultural Centre on Friday, 24th December 2010 who assigned himself with passing on his collection of immaterial heritage for future generations. As a prelude, Grade 10 student Beste Yaylı delivered a presentation to introduce Orhan Kemal. Following the presentation Mr Işık Öğütçü has embarked on the podium and told us the writer Orhan Kemal and the father Orhan Kemal through a collection of his memories and research. At the end of the day, Mr Öğütçü autographed his fathers books for us.