Çiler İlhan is a Turkish-Dutch writer. She studied International Relations and Political Science at Boğaziçi University and hotel management at the Glion Hotel School in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. She has variously worked as an hotelier, a writer and an editor. İlhan has been an active writer since her youth. In 1993, she won the Yaşar Nabi Nayır Youth Awards award for one of her short stories. She regularly publishes stories, essays, book reviews, travel pieces and translations in newspapers and magazines. Her first book "Rüya Tacirleri Odası" "(Chamber of Dream Merchants", Artemis, April 2006) is a collection of short stories that allude to one another. Her second book entitled "Sürgün" ("Exile", Everest, March 2010) contains interconnected stories whose themes range from the invasion of Iraq to women from Batman, and the fate of laboratory. ''Sürgün'' (''Exile'') won the

EU Prize for Literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

2011, and was translated and published into English by

Istros Books Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis. Publications Notable publications include: *''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...

, London in 2016. Profile
/ref> Exile, shortlisted also for Prix Du Livre Lorientales 2017, has so far been published in over 20 countries. Based on the true story of an extremely cruel murder, Nişan Evi (Engagement, Everest, 2021) is a captivating novella, told in a unique voice, reflecting the lives that are erased and lost under the weight of various power centers—ranging from the official to the secretive—amidst the intertwined way of life in eastern Turkey. İlhan,'s stories and articles were selected for over 15 prominent national and international anthologies. She is a member of Turkish and Dutch PEN.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilhan, Ciler 1972 births Boğaziçi University alumni Turkish women short story writers Living people