Storywriter
(b. 1941, İstanbul – d. 4 July 2003, İstanbul). She graduated from Arnavutköy
American Girls’ (Robert) College (1961) and I
At
first, she was known for her translations. Her first short story was published
in the review Türk Dili (1962). She
published her later short stories, essays and critiques in reviews such as Papirüs, Yeni Dergi, Soyut and Yeni Edebiyat. She won the 1975 Turkish
Language Association Translation Award with her collaborative work with Turgut
Uyar, Evrenin Yapısı (On the Nature
of Things) by Lucretius and the 1980 and 1987 Sait Faik Short Story Award with
her short story books Yürekte Bukağı
(Chained Heart, 1979) and Yaza Yolculuk (Journey
to Summer, 1986). She shared the 1987 Haldun Taner Award with Murathan Mungan
and Nedim Gürsel with her work Son Sınır
(The Last Boundary). She won the Sedat Simavi Literature Award with Güzel Yazı Defteri (The Fine Writing
Note Book) in 2002.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: İpek
ve Bakır (Silk and Copper, 1971),
Ödeş-meler (Settlements, 1973),
Dizboyu Papatyalar (Knee-Deep in Daisies, 1975), Yürekte Bukağı (Chained Heart, 1979), Yaz Düşleri / Düş Kışları (Summer Dreams / Dream Winters, 1981), Gece Gezen Kızlar (Girls That Wander
At Night, 1983), Rus Ruleti (Russian
Roulette), Dön Geri Bak (Turn And
Look Back, collected short stories, 1985),
Yaza Yolculuk (Journey to Summer, 1986),
Sekizinci Günah (The Eighth Sin, 1990),
Otuzların Kadını (Woman in her Thirties, 1992), Aramızdaki Şey (The Thing Between Us, 1997), Güzel Yazı Defteri (The Fine Writing Notebook, 2002).
JOURNAL:
Gündökümü 75 (Falling Days 75, 1977), Sesler, Yüzler ve Sokaklar (Voices,
Faces and Streets, 1981), Günlerin
Tortusu (The Dregs of the Days, 1985),
Yazılı Günler (Written Days, 1989),
İki Yaka İki Uç (Two Sides, Two Ends, 1994), Tanışma Günleri / Anılar, 1989-1995 (Meeting Days / Memoirs,
1995), Yüzleşmeler - Bir Uyumsuzluğun
Notları 1995 - 1999 (Confrontations, Notes of a Discord, journal-essay,
2000), Gündönümü - Bir Uyumsuzun Notları
I-II (Solstice – Notes of a Discord I-II, 2003).