Born in Trabzon in 1962, Sunay Akin is one of the most popular contemporary poets of Turkey. His poems were first published in 1984. After graduating from Istanbul University he published two poetry magazines Yeni Yaprak (New Leaf) in 1984 and Olmaz (Impossible) in 1990. He is a lecturer in Marmara University, Istanbul and a […]

Karin Karakaşlı was born in Istanbul in 1972. She graduated in Translation and Interpreting Studies. From 1996 to 2006 she worked at the Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper Agos as editor, head of the editorial department and columnist on both Turkish and Armenian pages. She has completed an M.A. in Comparative Literature, works as a translation instructor […]

Bejan Matur is the most illustrious poet among a bold new women’s poetry emerging from the Middle East. Her poetry engages directly and concretely with the struggles of her people, and yet there is also a mysticism in her writing, a closeness to nature, an embracing of mythology – a dialogue with God. Bejan Matur […]