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Ayfer Tunç was born in Adapazari in 1964. She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Istanbul University. During her university years, she wrote many articles for various literary, cultural and art magazines. In 1989, she participated in the Yunus Nadi Short Story Competition, which was organized by Cumhuriyet newspaper and won first prize with her short story "Saklı" (Hidden). Between 1999 and 2004, Tunç worked as a chief editor at Yapı Kredi Publishing House. In 2003, her book "Bir Maniniz Yoksa Annemler Size Gelecek-70’li Yıllarda Hayatımız" (My Parents Will Visit You If You Aren’t Occupied - Our Life in the ′70s), which was published in 2001, received the International Balkanika Award, co-organized by seven Balkan countries, and qualified for being translated into six languages in Balkan. This book has also been published in Arabic in Syria and Lebanon. Her film script "Havada Bulut" (Cloud in the Sky), based on short stories by Sait Faik, was filmed and broadcasted on TRT in 2003. Tunç currently continues to write for various newspapers and literary magazines.
Publications:
Hidden (story), 1989
Cover Girl (novel), 1992
Two-Faced Sexuality (research), 1994
Friends From The Cave (story), 1996
The Aziz Bey Phenomenon (story), 2000
My Parents Will Visit You If You Aren’t Occupied (life), 2001
Rock- Paper- Scissors (story), 2003
Evvelhotel (story), 2006
“This They Call Life” (life), 2007
"The VERY ERRONEOUSLY Narrated Short History of a Madhouse" (novel), 2009
Reference: ayfertunc.com, en.wikipedia.org, kimkimdir.gen.tr |
