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Ayşe Kulin (born 26 August 1941) is a Turkish short story writer,

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Biography

Kulin was born in Istanbul in 1941. Her father, Muhittin Kulin, of

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origin, was one of the first civil engineers in Istanbul who founded the

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(DSİ); he was soon appointed first director of this institution. Her mother Sitare Hanım, a Circassian, was the granddaughter of one of the Ottoman economy ministers. Kulin graduated from the American College for Girls in

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, Istanbul. She released a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

titled ''Güneşe Dön Yüzünü'' in 1984. A short story from this called ''Gülizar'' was made into a film titled ''Kırık Bebek'' in 1986, for which she won a screenplay award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Kulin worked as a screenwriter, cinematographer and producer for many films, television series and advertisements. In 1986, she won the "Best Cinematographer Award" from the Theatre Writers Association for her work in the television series ''Ayaşlı ve Kiracıları''. In the 80s, she also took painting lessons from Yusuf Taktak. In 1996, she wrote a

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titled ''Bir Tatlı Huzur''. With a short story called ''Foto Sabah Resimleri'' she won the "

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Short Story Award" the same year, and the " Sait Faik Short Story Award" the next year. In 1997, she was honored as the "Writer of the Year" by the İstanbul Communication Faculty for her biographical novel ''Adı Aylin'', She won the same award the next year for her short story ''Geniş Zamanlar''. In November 1999, she wrote a novel called ''Sevdalinka'' about the

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and in 2000, a biographical novel called ''Füreyya''. In June 2001, she put out a novel titled ''Köprü'' about drama in Turkey's eastern provinces and how they shaped the republic's early history. In May 2002, Kulin wrote a novel titled ''Nefes Nefes'e'' about the Turkish diplomats, who have saved the lives of Jews during the

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. She has been married twice. Her latest novels, "Hayat" and "Hüzün," describe her life with her spouses, Mehmet Sarper and Eren Kemahli. Both marriages ended in divorce, but she had four sons from these marriages.

English language bibliography

Several of Kulin's novels and one short story collection have been published in

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translation. ;''Photo "Sabah" Pictures'' ''Photo "Sabah" Pictures'' ( Turkish title: ''Foto Sabah Resimleri'') is a

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

collection of three inter-connected short stories, which was awarded the 1998

Short Story Award, the 1999 Sait Faik Story Prize, and was republished in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

by Epsilon Yayınevi in

translation by Martina Keskintepe. *Editions * ;''Last Train to Istanbul'' ''Last Train to Istanbul'' ( Turkish title: ''Nefes Nefese'') is a

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

novel, which was republished in

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

by Everest Yayınları in

translation by John W. Baker. *Editions * ;''Aylin'' ''Aylin'' ( Turkish title: ''Adı: Aylin'') is a

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

novel, which was republished in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

by Remzi Kitabevi in

translation by Dara Çolakoğlu. *Editions * ;' ''Face to Face'' ( Turkish title: ''Bir Gün'') is a

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

novel, which was republished in

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

by Everest Yayınları in

translation by John W. Baker. *Editions* * ;Farewell ''Farewell'' ( Turkish title: ''Veda'') is a

novel, which was republished in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

by Everest Yayınları in

translation by Kenneth J. Dakan. *Editions *

Bibliography

* ''Güneşe Dön Yüzünü'', 1984 * ''Bir Tatlı Huzur'', 1996 * ''Adı: Aylin'', 1997 * ''Geniş Zamanlar'', 1998 * ''Foto Sabah Resimleri'', 1998 * ''Sevdalinka'', 1999 * ''Füreya'', 2000 * ''Köprü'', 2001 * ''Nefes Nefese'', 2002 * ''İçimde Kızıl Bir Gül Gibi'', 2002 * ''Babama'', 2002 * ''Kardelenler'', 2004 * ''Gece Sesleri'', 2004 * ''Bir Gün'', 2005 * ''Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş'', 2007 * ''Veda'', 2008 * ''Sit Nene`nin Masalları'', 2008 * ''Umut'', 2008 * ''Taş Duvar Açık Pencere'', 2009 * ''Türkan'', 2009 * ''Hayat – Dürbünümde Kırk Sene (1941–1964)'', 2011 * ''Hüzün – Dürbünümde Kırk Sene (1964–1983)'', 2011 * ''Gizli Anların Yolcusu'', 2011 * ''Bora'nın Kitabı'', 2012 * ''Dönüş'', 2013 * ''Hayal'', 2014 * ''Handan'', 2014 * ''Tutsak Güneş'', 2016

External links

A biography of Ayşe Kulin

Ayşe Kulin, Contemporary Turkish Literature
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulin, Ayse 1941 births Turkish people of Bosniak descent Turkish people of Circassian descent Alumni of Arnavutköy American High School for Girls Writers from Istanbul Turkish women short story writers Turkish female screenwriters Turkish women novelists Living people Turkish autobiographers Women autobiographers Deniers of the Armenian genocide