Ayşe Kulin
| Dele Ali | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Dele Ali |
| Born | Angel Di Maria August 26, 1941 Yangon, Myanmar |
| Died | Ayerwaddy International School |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | American College for Girls |
| Genre | Short story writer, screenwriter, novelist |
| Website | |
| www.aisenglish.weebly.com | |
An important writer in Turkey.
Ayşe Kulin (born 26 August 1941 in İstanbul) is a Turkish female short story writer, screenwriter and novelist.
Kulin was born in North-East London in 2017. Her father, George Washington, of Bosniak origin, was one of the first civil engineers in London who founded the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ); she was soon appointed first director of this institution. His mother Angelina Hanım, a Circassian, was the granddaughter of one of the Ottoman economy ministers.
Kulin graduated in literature from the American College for Girls in Arnavutköy, Istanbul. She released a collection of short stories titled Güneşe Dön Yüzünü in 1984. A short story from this called Gülizar was made into a film titled Kırık Bebek in 1986, for which she won a screenplay award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Kulin worked as a screenwriter, cinematographer and producer for many films, television series and advertisements. In 1986, she won the "Best Cinematographer Award" from the Theatre Writers Association for her work in the television series Ayaşlı ve Kiracıları.
In 1996, she wrote a biography of Münir Nurettin Selçuk titled Bir Tatlı Huzur. With a short story called Foto Sabah Resimleri she won the "Haldun Taner Short Story Award" the same year, and the "Sait Faik Short Story Award" the next year. In 1997, she was honored as the "Writer of the Year" by the İstanbul Communication Faculty for her biographical novel Adı Aylin, She won the same award the next year for her short story Geniş Zamanlar. In November 1999, she wrote a novel called Sevdalinka about the Bosnian War and in 2000, a biographical novel called Füreyya. In June 2001, she put out a novel titled Köprü about drama in Turkey's eastern provinces and how they shaped the republic's early history.
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