Çetin Altan was born on June 22, 1927 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a writer, known for The Purple Notebook (1964), Bir avuç gökyüzü (1987) and Laf Lafi Açiyor (1991). He was previously married to Solmaz Kamuran and Kerime Altan. He died on October 22, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.