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M. THOMAS PENN

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Check out this book on Goodreads: IrmaĞa Yürüyen YaĞmur Damlasi www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... #şiirkitabı #edebiyat #turkishliterature #poem #poet #book

IrmaĞa Yürüyen YaĞmur Damlasi (Turkish Edition)

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January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM

SuzyWriter

@suzywriter.bsky.social

BOOK REVIEW: #ThePashaOfCuisine by Saygin Ersin. A lovely bit of magical realism set in the Ottoman Empire, gorgeous prose, and a devastating plot reveal.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM

SuzyWriter

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ICYMI BOOK REVIEW: #TheArchitectsApprentice by #ElifShafak. A lovely look at 16th century Istanbul with a touch of magical realism.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM

Lisa Morrow

@goreme1990.bsky.social

On this day in 1950 Turkish great #orhanvelikanik died. Playwright, #poet, prolific writer but probably most famous for his much loved work “#turkishpoet #turkishwriter #turkishliterature Learn more about this highly talented individual here.
www.insideoutinistanbul.com/orhan-veli/

Orhan Veli Kanik – an innovative Turkish poet

Everyone hopes their children and grandchildren go on to bigger and better things, but it’s unlikely Orhan Veli Kanik’s grandfathers expected their grandson would become a poet. They were both traders...

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November 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM

SuzyWriter

@suzywriter.bsky.social

BOOK REVIEW: #TheArchitectsApprentice by #ElifShafak. A lovely look at 16th century Istanbul with a touch of magical realism.
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#TurkishLiterature
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October 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM

Mustafa Ziyalan

@theredhookian.bsky.social

Öykü Tekten on the #poetry of Deniz Durukan, Aylin Antmen, and Nilay Özer, translated from the #Turkish by Jeffrey Kahrs and Mete Özel... #turkishliterature #literature #translation #writing #books

New Paths in Deep Soil: On Turkish Poets Deniz Durukan, Aylin Antmen, and Nilay Özer

Öykü Tekten discusses the poetry of Deniz Durukan, Aylin Antmen, and Nilay Özer, translated from the Turkish by Jeffrey Kahrs and Mete Özel.

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October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Mustafa Ziyalan

@theredhookian.bsky.social

"Journey to the Edge of Life" by Tezer Özlü... #turkishliterature #turkish #literature #writing #books

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death.

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October 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Liz Nevra A.

@nlizaki.bsky.social

#Literature #Poet #Author #Musician #Jazz #EnglishLiterature #TurkishLiterature

August 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM

Best Mottos

@bestmottos.bsky.social

As Yasar Kemal once wrote:
“Never lose hope; the sun will always rise.”
Because even the darkest night is just a prelude to dawn.
Light always finds its way back.

#YasarKemal #TurkishLiterature #InceMemed

June 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Aysel K. Basci

@basciaysel.bsky.social

One of my favorite Sabahattin Ali stories, “The Canal,” is now on GLT ==> medium.com/global-liter...
#SabahattinAli #literarytranslation #turkishliterature

How Zağar Mehmet Went to Prison

A translation of Sabahattin Ali’s classic short story “The Canal”

https://medium.com/global-literary-theory/how-zağar-mehmet-went-to-prison-cd8720cfcb95

June 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Translation Attached

@tra-attached.bsky.social

Don’t forget to add some literary works in translation from around the world to your summer #TBR list! We’ve got a few stellar picks for you: translationattached.com/available-now/ #turkishliterature #worldlit #translatedlit

May 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Hüseyin ertuğrul çakmak

@ertugrulcakmak.bsky.social

To understand Oğuz Atay is to have the courage to understand yourself.
This journey begins with The Disconnected and stretches into an infinite world of thought with Science of Action.
All his works together
—each one a universe of its own.

#OğuzAtay #TheDisconnected #TurkishLiterature

April 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM

SuzyWriter

@suzywriter.bsky.social

ICYMI BOOK REVIEW: #TheMuseumOfInnocence by #OrhanPamuk. Set in 1970s Istanbul, this is a lovely novel about love and obsession and the place of objects in our lives.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Seda Öz

@ssedaozz.bsky.social

Thrilled to host this conversation on Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema, and Media! 🎬📚 Tune in to the latest Adaptation Today podcast episode and join the discussion. ✨🎙️✨ #Adaptation #TurkishCinema #TurkishLiterature #Podcast

Rebecca E. Raddatz @reraddatz.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very happy to say that the new episode of the Adaptation Today podcast has just been released! This time @ssedaozz.bsky.social is hosting a wonderful conversation about adaptations in Turkish literature and cinema.

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Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media

Adaptation Today · Episode

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February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Osama Siddique

@osamasiddique.bsky.social

for & commemorating Fusun. I visited The Museum of Innocence on a rainy December day and it further deepened my appreciation for the depth of Kemal’s loss and yet also his unusual state of happiness.
3/4

#turkey #turkishliterature #turkishnovel #orhanpamuk #istanbul

January 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM