German novelist Sten Nadolny credited the genesis of his 1990 novel '' Selim oder Die Gabe der Rede '' ( Selim or the Gift of Speech ) to Ertan 's suicide . The novel 's protagonist , Ayse , is a fictionalized version of Ertan . German investigative journalist Günter Wallraff dedicated his 1985 book '' Ganz unten '' ( The Lowest of the Low ) , which examined his experience posing as a Turkish guest worker in Germany , '' inter alia '' , to Semra Ertan . '' Semra Ertan '' , a 2013 documentary produced by Cana Bilir-Meier , screened at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and received the Innovative Film Award at the YOUKI International Youth Media Festival Austria
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Semra Ertan