Poet and writer
(b. 6 October 1973, Afyon). She is originally from Fethiye and is the daughter
of the writer İbrahim Ünal. She attended primary, secondary and high school in
She began her
literary career by translating from English for the review Hece in 1997. Her first poem with the title “Gözleri Kamaşanlar
İçin Üç Kısa Şarkı” (Three Little
Songs for Those Whose Eyes are Dazzled) appeared in the review Hece
(1997). Her poems have also been published in the reviews Dergâh, Atlılar, Hece, İpek Dili and Kaşgar, as well as Son Duvar,
Kırklar, Yasakmeyve, in which also her articles have been published. She
collected her long stories, in which she insistently refused to be affected by
a poet’s intellect and successfully reflected a certain mood in her second book
Ademin Kızlarından Biri (One of
the Adam’s Daughters). She concentrated especially on articles related to
modern Turkish poetry. She has done research on the prominent representatives
of Turkish poetry, such as Turgut Uyar, Sezai Karakoç, Ece Ayhan and
Cahit Zarifoğlu. Besides this, she has written research articles on both story
and novel genres and new storywriters.
WORKS (Poetry):
Saçları Vardır Aşkın (Love Has
Hair, 2000), Ademin Kızlarından Biri
(One of the Adam’s Daughters, 2003).