Poet,
writer-journalist. She was born in
Her articles have been
published in newspapers and magazines like Cumhuriyet, Milliyet,
Habertürk, Artı Haber, Aktüel, Yeni Yüzyıl, Patika,
Birikim, NTV Mag and also in
various magazines aboard. She
also worked at CNN Turk as freelance reporter
She went to
Temelkuran, who was chosen as
the “Journalist of the year” by the German government in 1996 drew attention
with her style questioning the modern era, the city life and social life,
enlightenment and being scientific in her works. She has won numerous awards
like Review Article of the Year, White Commentary Award, the Pen for Peace
Award, the Idea and Democracy Award, Peace Friendship Democracy Award, Freedom
for Idea by Ayşenur Zorakolu. Her books called Ağrı’nın Derinliği (
WORKS:
Bütün Kadınların Kafası Karışıktır (1996), Oğlum Kızım Devletim: Evlerden
Sokaklara Tutuklu Anneleri (1997), İç Kitabı (2000), Kıyı Kitabı (2002), Dışarıdan Kıyıdan
Konuşmalar (2nd Edition 2004), İçeriden Kıyıdan Konuşmalar (2nd Edition 2004), Biz Burada Devrim Yapıyoruz Sinyorita
(2006), Ne Anlatayım Ben Sana (2006), Ağrı’nın Derinliği (2008), Muz
Sesleri (2010), İkinci Yarısı (2011).