Mahmud Baksi (Mahmûd Baksî), (16 September 1944 – 19 December 2000), was a

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writer and journalist. He was born in the village of Suphî in the

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of southeastern

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. He began to publish a newspaper titled ''Batman Gazetesi'' in 1967. He became the head of the

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branch of the ''Workers Party of Turkey''. From 1968 to 1970, he became involved in the

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movement of Turkey. Around the same period, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for promoting

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and advocating for an independent

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. In 1970, he fled to Germany and later to Sweden where he stayed until his death. He continued writing several works on

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. He is buried in

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. He is the uncle of

Nalin Pekgul Nalin Pekgul (née Baksi, born 30 April 1967) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, nurse and former parliamentarian. She was the first Muslim woman to sit in the Swedish Parliament. Life Pekgul was born to Kurdish parents in Batman, Turk ...

who have been active at the Swedish socialdemocratic party and journalist

Kurdo Baksi Kurdo Baksi (born 5 June 1965) is a Swedish social commentator and author. Baksi was born in Batman, Turkey, of Kurdish descent. He is the brother of Nalin Pekgul and the nephew of Mahmud Baksi. He came to Sweden in 1980 along with his parents ...

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1944 births 2000 deaths Kurdish-language writers Kurdish journalists Turkish people of Kurdish descent {{Kurd-writer-stub