İnci Asena (born in 1948) is a

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publisher and a poet. She is also a former

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Life

She was born to Muhtar and Nihal in

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, Turkey in 1948. She is the younger sister of

Duygu Asena Duygu Asena (19 April 1946 – 30 July 2006) was a Turkish journalist, best-selling author and activist for women's rights. Biography She was born in Istanbul as the daughter of Nihal and Muhtar Asena. His father was in the sesame business. His g ...

, a notable journalist. She graduated from the School of

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beauty contest under the pseudonym ''Aylin Öndersev'', which actually was her aunt's name, who died young. She won the contest. She married to journalist Halit Çapın, and gave birth to a daughter named Berfu. Her marriage ended with divorce lasting briefly.Who's who
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Literature career

In 1990, she established a publishing company named ''Adam Yayınları''. Her poems appeared in ''Adam Sanat'', a literary periodical of the company. In some of her poems, she used the pen name ''Ani Toros''. She also wrote books, and is a member of

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Books

Her books are the following: *1992: ''Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Aşk Şiirleri'' (Collected poems) *1993: ''Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Ayrılık, Özlem, Yalnızlık Şiirler''i (Collected poems) *1993: ''Tramvay Döşeriz Ay Döşeriz'' (Poetry) *1994: ''Dünya Yazınından Seçilmiş Mektuplar'' (Collected letters) *1996: ''Çıplak Bakamıyorum'' (Poetry) *1998: ''Üç Gün Paris: Fotoğraf Arkası Notları'' (Travel) *1999: ''Amsterdam’dan Fotoğraf Arkası Notları'' (Travel) *2000: ''Tutamadığım Sözler'' (Poetry) *2000: ''Yirminci Yüzyılda Yazınımıza Elverenler'' (Collected biography) *2001: Maskeler (Short Story) *2005: ''Aldanış'' (Novel)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asena, İnci Living people 1948 births Writers from Istanbul Istanbul University alumni Miss Turkey winners Miss World 1966 delegates Turkish women writers Turkish women poets Turkish publishers (people) Turkish women in business Turkish businesspeople