Journalist. Kemal was given one year suspended imprisonment in Turkey for insulting Turkey's president in his satirical book, Bir Garip Oglanin Hikayesi (The story of a lonely boy) in 1994. He left Turkey, in November 1999, perhaps to escape imprisonment, after his highly successful and popular four-part documentary film, Ilk Meclis (The first parliament) that was later banned by a court order. The film reflects the view of Turkey's history different from that of the official version.