List of Turkish women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Turkey or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Ayşegül Acevit (born 1968), German-language writer, stories of Turkish families in Germany
- Halide Edip Adıvar (1884–1964), novelist, nationalist, feminist
- Adalet Ağaoğlu (born 1929), prominent novelist, playwright, essayist, memoirist, short story writer
- Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903–1989), laywer, non-fiction writer
- Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), educator, works on preservation of cultural heritage
- Gülten Akın (born 1933), influential poet, playwright, works widely translated
- Seza Kutlar Aksoy (born 1945), children's writer
- Alev Alatlı (born 1944), best selling novelist, economist, columnist, playwright, translator
- Süreyya Aylin Antmen (born 1981), poet, essayist
- Meltem Arıkan (born 1968), novelist, playwright, columnist
- Ayşe Arman (born 1969), journalist, columnist
- Duygu Asena (1946-2006), journalist, best selling non-fiction author on women's rights
- Aydilge, full name Aydilge Sarp (born 1979), poet, songwriter, short story writer
- Samiha Ayverdi (1905–1993), novelist, mystic
B
- Oya Baydar (born 1940), sociologist, novelist
- Nazan Bekiroğlu (born 1957), novelist, essayist
- Seyla Benhabib (born 1950), Turkish-American philosopher, non-fiction writer, biographer
- Üstün Bilgen-Reinart (born 1947), Turkish-born Canadian journalist, non-fiction writer
- Sevim Burak (1931–1983), novelist, playwright, letter writer
C
- Peride Celal (1916–2013), novelist, short story writer
- Fethiye Çetin (born 1950), lawyer, human rights activist, novelist
- Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (born 1914), archaeologist, works on Sumerian and Middle-Eastern civilization
- Zehra Çırak (born 1960), Turkish-born German poet, short story writer
- Alev Croutier (born c.1945), Turkish-born American novelist, non-fiction writer, screenwriter
D
- Güzin Dino (1910-2013), non-fiction writer, translator of Turkish works into French
- Nurduran Duman (born 1974), poet, essayist, translator
E
- Aslı Erdoğan (born 1967), novelist, human rights activist, columnist, some works translated into English
F
- Fitnat Hanım (18th century), early poet
- Füruzan (born 1932), pen name of Füruzan Yerdelen (born 1932), short story writer, novelist, screenwriter
G
- Nilüfer Göle (born 1953), sociologist, non-fiction writer
- Aysel Gürel (1929–2008), lyricist, actress, author of many Turkish popular songs
- Azmiye Hami Güven (1904-1954), novelist
K
- Yadé Kara (born 1965), Turkish-born German-language novelist
- Suzan Emine Kaube (born 1942), Turkish-born German-language novelist, poet
- Rabia Kazan (born 1976), journalist, feminist, television host
- Birhan Keskin (born 1963), poet
- Grace Knapp (1870–1953), missionary, memoirist
- Ayşe Kulin (born 1941), popular novelist, short story writer, columnist, several works translated into English
L
- Nuray Lale (born 1962), novelist, translator
M
- Perihan Mağden (born 1960), novelist, journalist, columnist, several works translated into English
- Nilgün Marmara (1958–1987), poet, some poems translated into English
- Nuray Mert (1960), journalist, educator, television presenter
- Nezihe Muhiddin (1889–1958), journalist, novelist, politician, feminist
- Lale Müldür (born 1956), influential poet, novelist, columnist
N
- Nigâr Hanım (1856–1918), major poet, playwright, memoiriest
O
- Meral Okay (1959–2012), actress, screenwriter
- Sevin Okyay (born 1942), journalist, critic, novelist, translator
- Emine Semiye Önasya (1864–1944), educator, textbook writer, novelist
- Aysel Özakın (born 1942), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, writing in Turkish, German and English
- Emine Sevgi Özdamar (born 1949), German-language playwright, short story writer, novelist
- Tezer Özlü (1943–1986), novelist
S
- Elif Şafak (born 1971), acclaimed novelist, columnist, feminist
- Pınar Selek (born 1971), sociologist, feminist, journalist, editor
- Sabiha Sertel (1895–1968), early feminist journalist, essayist
- Sevgi Soysal (1936–1976), novelist, short story writer, memoirist
- Edibe Sözen (born 1961), sociologist, politician, writings on sociology
T
- Sevim Tekeli (born 1924), educator, works on astonomy, cartography
- Latife Tekin (born 1957), influential feminist, novelist, playwright, memoirist
- Ece Temelkuran (born 1973), journalist, columnist, novelist, television presenter
- Arzu Toker (born 1952), journalist, anti-Islam activist, lives in the Netherlands
- Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862–1936), columnist, essayist, novelist, feminist
- Ayfer Tunç (born 1964), novelist, short story writer, essayist
U
- Bahriye Üçok (1919–1990), theologian, columnist, feminist
- Buket Uzuner (born 1955), widely translated novelist, short story writer, travel writer
Z
- Zafer Hanım (19th century), first Turkish novelist
- Ayşe Nur Zarakolu (1946–2002), publisher, human rights advocate
- Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (1901–1984), poet, novelist, short story writer, autobiographer
See also
References
External links
- Women Writers of Turkey website with excellent English biographies
- Turkish Women Writers in English Translation, article by Arzu Akbatur