Storywriter and novelist (b. 5 June
1928,
Her work with the title Berdel (Marriage of Convenience) was
filmed by Atıf Yılmaz and collected many international awards, including the
International Art Cinema Confederation Award in
WORKS (Story and Novel):
Berdel (Marriage of Convenience, 1981, translated into German and published in
Germany), Kırklar Dağının Düzü (The
Plain of the Forties Mountain, 1982), Kervan
Servan (Caravan Wealthy,
1983), Sara Sara (Going by Wraping
1987), Kuyudaki Ses (The Sound in the
Well, 1990), Muş Gürcüsü Destanı
(Epic of the Georgian Man in Muş, 1991), Surlu
Kentin Sır Suyu (Secret Water of the Fortified City, 1994), Kadınlar Mektebi (School for Women,
1995), Duvar İçindeki Diyar / Diyarbekir (Land Surrounded by a Wall,
Diyarbakır, 1998).