Aslı Perker
She completed her undergraduate degree in Literature and her master’s degree in Psychology. Her novels are Başkalarının Kokusu, Cellat Mezarlığı, Sufle, Eylülde Dört Yıl, Bana Yardım Et, Ayrılığın İlk Günü, Flamingolar Pembedir and Kaybedilen Bütün Savaşlar. Her works, Sufle above all, have been translated into 33 languages. Among her books for children, Annepot has been published in 17 languages, while the others have gone through many printings and reached thousands of children. Her short stories have appeared in many anthologies, and since 1998 her articles have been published in the newspapers Radikal, Yeni Binyıl, Sabah, Vatan, Milliyet and Oksijen, and in the magazines Milliyet Sanat, Roman Kahramanları and Aktüel. Perker later developed the Bibliyoterapi pieces she began writing in 2020 into a podcast of the same name. Aslı Perker serves on the jury of the Yapı Kredi Afife Theatre Awards, Türkiye’s most prestigious theatre awards.
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