Story writer. She was born in Istanbul on October 5th, 1972.
She graduated from Sankt
Georg Austria High School and BU School of Foreign Languages
Translating-Interpreting Department. She worked as simultaneous translator in
Translating Council, as editor of culture-art pages in Agos journal (1996). Her
first story “Sis’in Ötesi” was
published in Adam Öykü (1996), her other stories were published
in Agos, Varlık and Üçüncü Öyküler magazines.
She received the third price in 1994 Gençlik Bookstore
Story Contest, first price in 1995 Gençlik Bookstore Story Contest, honorable
mention in 1997 Bu Publishing Kids Literature Novel Contest. She also received
1998 Yaşar Nabi Nayır Youth Award.
WORKS:
SHORT
STORY: Başka Dillerin Şarkısı (1999), Fırat’a Karışan Öyküler (
together with 15 story writers and Tan Oral’s
drawings.2001), Can Kırıkları (2002).
NOVEL:
Müsait Bir Yerde İnebilir miyim? (2005).
CHILDREN
NOVEL: Ay Denizle Buluşunca (1997).
TRANSLATION:
Özel Bir Görüş (from A. Brookner, 1997), Hraban’ın Kitabı (from
P. Esterhazy, 1998).
REFERENCE: Short
Story Award: Karin Karakaşlı (interview, Varlık, August 1998), TBE
Ansiklopedisi (2001), Leyla Ruhan Okyay / On Beş Öykücü ve Bir Çizerden
Zeugma’ya Ağıt: Fırat’a Karışan Öyküler (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 15.11.2001), Semih
Gümüş / Öykülerde İstanbul (2002), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Edebiyatçılar
ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006).
