Mihri Belli

Biography:

Mihri Belli was a prominent leader of the socialist movement in Turkey. He was legendary for having fought on the partisan side in the Greek Civil War. Belli was repeatedly prosecuted and sentenced to prison for his political views and was altogether imprisoned for 11 years and forced into exile for another 18. Belli wrote several influential books on the Turkish left and was for many years a source of inspiration for leftist Turkish youths.