Nazlı Eray is a Turkish writer known for her writings that combine real and fictional people.

Early life and education

Eray was born 28 June 1945 in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. She graduated from the British Girls' Secondary School in Istanbul in 1958 and then from Arnavutköy Girls' College in 1962. Eray went on to study law at

Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü , mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future , established = 1453 1846 1933 ...

. From 1965 until 1968 Eray worked as a translator in Turkey, before shifting to working as a writer.

Writing career

Eray started writing with the story ''Monsieur Hristo.'' Her writings also include novels and she writes for the Turkish paper ''Cumhuriyet''. Eray founded the Turkish Literary Association, and has been named the honorary author of the 39th International Istanbul Book Fair. She has been a visiting writer at the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...

Selected publications

* * * * * *Reviews of ''The Emperor Tea Garden'' * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eray, Eray 1945 births 20th-century Turkish writers 21st-century Turkish writers Alumni of Arnavutköy American High School for Girls Writers from Ankara Surrealist writers Turkish women writers Living people