Latife Tekin was born on 1957 and is one of the most influential Turkish female authors.
11 Facts About Latife Tekin
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Latife Tekin was born in 1957 in the village of Karacahevenk, in the Bunyan district of Kayseri.
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Latife Tekin came to Istanbul with her family in 1966 when she was 9 years old.
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Latife Tekin completed her secondary education at Besiktas Girls' High School.
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Latife Tekin worked for a short time in Istanbul Telephone General Directorate.
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Latife Tekin gained great fame with her first novel, which tells about village life and people in Anatolia in a fairy-tale atmosphere and with the taste of "One Hundred Years of Solitude".
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Latife Tekin's works have been translated into English, German, French, Italian, Persian and Dutch.
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Latife Tekin became one of the leading names of the writers of her generation with her different style and approach.
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Latife Tekin started a "Literary House" project in Bodrum Gumusluk.
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Latife Tekin is working on the completion of a space in Bodrum Gumusluk, where everyone can write and discuss, and where artists can produce works away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.
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Latife Tekin was awarded the Erdal Oz Literature Award in September 2019.