Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: RagÄ p Zarakolu was born in 1948 on the island of BÃ 1\/4 yÃ 1\/4 kada close to Istanbul .
Simplified: RagÄ p Zarakolu was born in 1948 on BÃ 1\/4 yÃ 1\/4 kada close to Istanbul .