Short story writer and novelist.
She was born on April 7, 1972, in Darende, Malatya. She finished primary
school in her own village Alvar, secondary school in Kuluncak District and high
school (Gazi High School) in Malatya. After she had graduated from high school,
she served as surrogate teacher for a short time in her village. She got
married.She went abroad due to the marriage.
She is a factory worker and has
two sons. She, first of all, wrote poems, short stories and essays inspiring by
her own life and the events that she was influenced by. She wrote both
experienced and fantastic stories especially for children.
She joined the group of
Salkımsöğüt that is interested in literature and art as an amateur. First, she
shared her poems, stories and essays only with the group. Then her several
poems were published in Turnalar Magazine and New Adana Newspaper. She
did not make any effort to share what she produced again. After she had
met Tacim Çiçek, she wrote new poems, essays, stories and also a novel with the
influence and contribution of him. Her
essays and stories were published in Current Art and Çinikitap. Her first
children's book, The Rainbow Colored Fish that's composed of stories was
published in 2010. The Explorer of the Lost City was published in 2014. Her
novel The Gin of Court was published in 2015. Her children's books The Horses
of The Mist City and The Cock Boy were presented to readers on September,
2017. The writer goes on her studies of poems, essay, story and novel.
"I read The Gin of Court
with interest. While I was strolling and trying to understand her memories, I
met the reality of my country. Her plain expression makes it easy to read and
understand in a trice." (Bülent Güldal, Current Art Magazine, 2015,
39th Number)
At the same number of
Current Art, for this novel, Asım Gönen says "It satisfies the
readers with the beauty of narration, the relationships of the writer with the
other objects and the delight of expressing herself in objects."
İlhan Soytürk makes the
determination "I must say that we are confronted with a writer who will
create beauties with a disciplined workmanship.
Tacim Çiçek says "I am sure
that she is going to be a good writer by eliminating the missing with a strict
internal discipline and give greater works."
WORKS:
Children's Story: Gökkuşağı
Renkli Balık (The Rainbow Colored Fish) (2010), Sis Şehrinin Atları (The
Horses of The Mist City) (2017), Horoz Çocuk (The Cock Boy) (2017).
Essay-Narrative: Kayıp Şehrin
Kâşifi (The Explorer of The Lost City) (2014).
Novel: Mahkeme Cini (The Gin of
Court) (2015). REFERENCES: Current Art Magazine (39th
Number, November/December 2015; 'The Books of Suna Büyükgül'/Tacim Çiçek, 'The
Gin of Elif'/Asım Gönen, 'Several Words For The Gin of Court'/İlhan
Soytürk 'The Gin of Court'/The Writings of Bülent Güldal).
