In 1942 he adopted the name Orhan Kemal when writing stories and poems in Yürüyüş. He found fame through stories in Varlık in 1944, his first collection of short stories Ekmek Kavgası, and first novel Baba Evi, was published in 1949.
In 1942, he adopted the pen name Orhan Kemal while writing stories and poems in Yürüyüş. He achieved fame through stories published in Varlık in 1944, his first collection of short stories Ekmek Kavgası, and his first novel Baba Evi was released in 1949.