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Renan Demirkan (born 12 June 1955) is a Turkish-born German writer and actress.[1] In 2016, she initiated the call "checkpoint:demokratie", which became a registered association in May 2017 and of which she is the chair of the board. In June 2017, she founded the non-profit company "Zeit der Maulbeeren", of which she is the managing director. The project is supported by the state of NRW and is a free three-week offer to financially needy women with cancer, with or without children.[citation needed]

Renan Demirkan
Demirkan in 2018
Born
Renan Demirkan

(1955-06-12) 12 June 1955 (age 69)
Ankara, Turkey
Years active1982–present
Websitehttp://www.renan-demirkan.de/

Filmography

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Publications

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  • Schwarzer Tee mit drei Stück Zucker. Roman, 1991.
  • Die Frau mit Bart. Erzählung, 1994.
  • Es wird Diamanten regnen vom Himmel. Roman, 1999.
  • Über Liebe, Götter und Rasenmähn. Geschichten, 2003.
  • Septembertee. Autobiographie, 2008.

Awards

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Demirkan has won numerous awards including the Goldene Kamera (1989), the Adolf Grimme Awards (1990), the Theaterpreis INTHEGA (2002) and the Bundesverdienstkreuz (1998).

References

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  1. ^ "Renan Demirkan". goethe.de (in Turkish).
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