Elif Shafak

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Author and most widely read woman writer in Turkey. Writes in both English and Turkish, and has published 12 books, eight of which are novels, including: The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Black Milk and Honour. Books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Also writes for Haberturk, a major newspaper in Turkey, as well as several international daily and weekly publications, including The Guardian, The New York Times, Time and Newsweek. Concurrently, political scientist and has taught at various universities in the US, UK and Turkey. TED Global speaker; founding Member, European Council on Foreign Relations. Recipient, honours and awards, including: International Rising Talent (2009); Ambassador, Culture Action Europe Campaign (2010); Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, especially for books. www.elifshafak.com