List of Turkish women writers

This is a list of Turkish women writers who are Ottoman or Turkish nationals and who write in Turkish language. == A == Halide Edib Adıvar (1884–1964), novelist, nationalist, feminist Adalet Ağaoğlu (1929–2020), prominent novelist, playwright, essayist, memoirist, short story writer Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903–1989), lawyer, non-fiction writer Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), educator, works on preservation of cultural heritage Gülten Akın (1933–2015), influential poet, playwright, works widely translated Seza Kutlar Aksoy (born 1945), children's writer Alev Alatlı (1944–2024), best selling novelist, economist, columnist, playwright, translator Süreyya Aylin Antmen (born 1981), poet, essayist Nezihe Araz (1920–2009), religious writer, journalist Meltem Arıkan (born 1968), novelist, playwright, columnist Ayşe Arman (born 1969), journalist, columnist Duygu Asena (1946–2006), journalist, best selling non-fiction author on women's rights Aydilge, full name Aydilge Sarp (born 1979), poet, songwriter, short story writer Samiha Ayverdi (1905–1993), novelist, mystic == B == Oya Baydar (born 1940), sociologist, novelist Nazan Bekiroğlu (born 1957), novelist, essayist Seyla Benhabib (born 1950), Turkish-American philosopher, non-fiction writer, biographer Üstün Bilgen-Reinart (born 1947), Turkish-born Canadian journalist, non-fiction writer Sevim Burak (1931–1983), novelist, playwright, letter writer == C == Peride Celal (1916–2013), novelist, short story writer Hasibe Çerko (born 1971), storyteller, philosopher Fethiye Çetin (born 1950), lawyer, human rights activist, novelist Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914–2024), archaeologist, works on Sumerian and Middle-Eastern civilization Zehra Çırak (born 1960), Turkish-born German poet, short story writer Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek (1893–1964) journalist and magazine owner Alev Croutier (born c.

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