Ayşe Kulin
Ayşe Kulin is a celebrated Turkish novelist and columnist who graduated in literature from the American College for Girls in Arnavutköy.
Beginning her career with a short story collection in 1984, she has won numerous awards, including the Haldun Taner Short Story Award and the Sait Faik Story Prize.
Her work spans screenwriting, cinematography, and producing.
Kulin has written biographical novels, war narratives, and historical fiction, notably exploring Turkey's eastern provinces and the Bosnian Civil War.
Her 2002 novel about Turkish diplomats saving Jews during the Holocaust drew significant international attention.
She has four sons from two marriages.
