1. İlhan Berk (1918)

Turkish Writer

Turkish postmodernist poet known for History of a Face, The Book of Things, and other works. His early work deals with socialist themes, while his later work is more individualistic...

2. Onat Kutlar (1936)

Turkish Writer

A Twentieth-century Turkish poet, short story writer, and screenwriter, he is known for such poetry collections as Divan for a Pera Love and Forgotten City. His screenplays include Hazal and...

3. Elif Şafak (1971)

Turkish Writer

Turkish and English author who is known for her prolific career writing both fiction and non-fiction in both languages. She has gained popularity for her unique blend of Western and...

4. Cüneyt Özdemir (1970)

Turkish Writer

Turkish journalist and news anchor most well known as a leading correspondent of local and foreign affairs for CNN Türk's 5N1K. Then, in 2014, he departed 5N1K to become a...

5. Yekta Uzunoglu (1953)

Turkish Writer

Yekta Uzunoglu or is a contemporary Turkish writer translator and entrepreneur of Kurdish origin. In 1971 he moved to France to continue his studies. From 1973 to 1979 he...

6. Azra Erhat (1915)

Turkish Writer

Azra Erhat was a Turkish author archaeologist academician and translator.

7. Mahmut Şenol (1958)

Turkish Writer

Mahmut Şenol is a contemporary Turkish author and journalist. He has published 7 books as of December 2012. The author currently lives in Edmonton Canada.

8. Füruzan (1932)

Turkish Writer

üruzan Yerdelen is an award-winning self-taught Turkish writer who is highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.

9. Sevgi Soysal (1936)

Turkish Writer

10. Ayşe Kulin (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Ayşe Kulin is a Turkish contemporary novelist and columnist.

11. Ataol Behramoğlu (1942)

Turkish Writer

Ataol Behramoğlu is a prominent Turkish poet author and Russian-into-Turkish literary translator.

12. İsmet Özel (1944)

Turkish Writer

İsmet Özel is a Turkish poet and scholar.

13. Ahmed Hulusi (1945)

Turkish Writer

Ahmed Hulusi is an Islamic author from Turkey whose works focus on philosophical and religious ideas.

14. Sabit İnce (1954)

Turkish Writer

Sabit İnce is a Turkish poet writer and Islamist scholar.

15. Rahîm Er (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Rahîm Er is a Turkish author lawyer and a daily columnist for Türkiye daily.

16. Nedim Gürsel (1951)

Turkish Writer

Nedim Gürsel is a Turkish writer. In the late 1960s he published novellas and essays in Turkish magazines. After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1970 he studied at the...

17. İsmail Cem İpekçi (1940)

Turkish Writer

İsmail Cem İpekçi was a Turkish politician journalist statesman and minister of foreign affairs.

18. Ayten Mutlu (1952)

Turkish Writer

Ayten Mutlu is a Turkish poet and writer. She graduated from Yıldız Technical University and Istanbul University and graduated from Management faculty of İstanbul University in 1975. She retired from...

19. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901)

Turkish Writer

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament between 1942 and 1946.

20. Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889)

Turkish Writer

Reşat Nuri Güntekin was a Turkish novelist storywriter and playwright. His most known novel Çalıkuşu is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia; a movie...

21. Roni Margulies (1955)

Turkish Writer

Roni Margulies is a Turkish poet author translator and political activist resident in London.

22. Murathan Mungan (1955)

Turkish Writer

Murathan Mungan is a Turkish author short story writer playwright and poet.

23. Buket Uzuner (1955)

Turkish Writer

Buket Uzuner is a Turkish writer author of novels short stories and travelogues. Travel Literature She studied biology and environmental science and has conducted research and presented lectures at universities...

24. Muhammed Bozdağ (1967)

Turkish Writer

Muhammed Bozdağ is a Turkish writer who publishes primarily self-help literature based on a blend of Islamic and New Age concepts.

25. Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889)

Turkish Writer

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu was a Turkish novelist journalist diplomat and senator.

26. Hakan Karahan (1960)

Turkish Writer

Hakan Karahan with his pseudonym Sinan is a Turkish writer and song-writer. He wrote several songs for Candan Erçetin and was producer for Kaptan Feza and Gölgesizler.

27. Ahmet Şâhin (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Ahmet Şâhin is a Turkish author.

28. Altay Öktem (1964)

Turkish Writer

Altay Öktem is a Turkish poet writer researcher and doctor. He studied at Kuleli Military High School and then medicine at Trakya University. He later devoted himself to poetry. In...

29. Nurduran Duman (1974)

Turkish Writer

Nurduran Duman is a Turkish poet writer essayist translator.

30. Cahit Zarifoğlu (1940)

Turkish Writer

Abdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu Turkish poet writer.

31. Ahmet Haşim (1884)

Turkish Writer

Ahmet Haşim was an influential Turkish poet of the early 20th century.

32. Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Ahmet Muhip Dıranas was a leading Turkish poet and author.

33. Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898)

Turkish Writer

uk Nafiz Çamlıbel was a leading Turkish poet author and later politician.

34. Nilgün Marmara (1958)

Turkish Writer

Nilgün Marmara was a Turkish poet. Marmara was born in Istanbul in 1958. She was educated at Kadıköy Maarif Koleji and Anadolu Lisesi.

35. Kenan Yücel (1974)

Turkish Writer

Kenan Yücel Turkish poet and writer.

36. Ali F. Bilir (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Ali F. Bilir is a poet author and critic and an active member of Turkish Authors Association. He attended the School of Medicine for a year but graduated from the...

37. Ece Ayhan Çağlar (1931)

Turkish Writer

Ece Ayhan Çağlar was a contemporary Turkish poet. He used the name Ece Ayhan in his poems. He is one of the prominent figures of the II. New Movement however...

38. Nihal Atsız (1905)

Turkish Writer

Hüseyin Nihâl Atsız was a prominent Turkish nationalist writer novelist poet and philosopher. Nihâl Atsız was a fervent supporter of the pan-Turkist or Turanism ideology. He is author of...

39. Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914)

Turkish Writer

zıl Hüsnü Dağlarca was one the most prolific Turkish poets of the republican Turkey with more than 60 collections of his poems published as of 2007 laureate of the Struga...

40. Cemal Süreya (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Cemâl Süreya was a Kurdish-Turkish poet and writer.

41. Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904)

Turkish Writer

Ahmet Necip Fāzıl Kısakürek was a Turkish poet novelist playwright philosopher and activist. He is also known simply by his initials NFK. He was noticed by the French philosopher Henri...

42. Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906)

Turkish Writer

Sait Faik Abasıyanık was one of the greatest Turkish writers of short stories and poetry. Born in Adapazarı he was educated at the Bursa Erkek Lisesi. He enrolled in the...

43. Seher Çakır (1971)

Turkish Writer

Seher Çakır is a Turkish poet and the founding member and author of the German-Turkish newspaper 'Öneri'. Since 1983 she has been living in Vienna.

44. Edip Cansever (1928)

Turkish Writer

Edip Cansever was a Turkish poet.

45. Behçet Necatigil (1916)

Turkish Writer

Behçet Necatigil was a leading Turkish author poet and translator.

46. Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna was a Turkish poet and novelist.

47. Bekir Büyükarkın (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Bekir Büyükarkın was a Turkish poet novelist and playwright. He graduated from Istanbul Vefa High School in 1939 and from the Istanbul University School of Economics and Administrative Sciences in...

48. Hasan Hüseyin Korkmazgil (Unknow)

Turkish Writer

Hasan Hüseyin Korkmazgil or Hasan Hüseyin was a leading Turkish collectivist-realist poet. He was born in Gürün Sivas Province. After completing his studies he became a teacher. However he was...

49. Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914)

Turkish Writer

Oktay Rifat Horozcu better known as Oktay Rifat was a Turkish writer and playwright and one of the forefront poets of modern Turkish poetry since the late 1930s. He was...

50. Aziz Nesin (1915)

Turkish Writer

Aziz Nesin was a Turkish writer and humorist who authored more than 100 books.