Ayşe Kulin – författare

An international bestseller by one of Turkey’s most beloved authors.As the daughter of one of Turkey’s last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young beauty only has eyes for Rafael Alfandari, the handsome Jewish son of an esteemed court physician. In defiance of their families, they marry, fleeing to Paris to build a new life.But when the Nazis invade France and begin rounding up Jews, the exiled lovers will learn that nothing—not war, not politics, not even religion—can break the bonds of family. For after they learn that Selva is but one of their fellow citizens trapped in France, a handful of brave Turkish diplomats hatch a plan to spirit the Alfandaris and hundreds of innocents, many of whom are Jewish, to safety. Together, they must traverse a war-torn continent, crossing enemy lines and risking everything in a desperate bid for freedom. From Ankara to Paris, Cairo, and Berlin, Last Train to Istanbul is an uplifting tale of love and adventure from Turkey’s beloved bestselling novelist Ayşe Kulin.

The bestselling author of Last Train to Istanbul returns with a tale of love defying all boundaries.Sabahat, a beautiful young Muslim woman, is known in her family for her intelligence, drive, and stubbornness. She believes there is more in store for her life than a good marriage and convinces her parents to let her pursue her education, rare for young Turkish women in the 1920s. But no one—least of all Sabahat herself—expects that in the course of her studies she will fall for a handsome Armenian student named Aram.After precious moments alone together, their love begins to blossom. Try as she might to simplify her life and move on, Sabahat has no choice but to follow her heart’s desire. But Aram is Christian, and neither family approves.With only hope to guide their way, they defy age-old traditions, cross into dangerous territory, and risk everything to find their way back to each other. One of Turkey’s most beloved authors brings us an evocative story of two star-crossed lovers inspired by her own family’s history.

A sweeping story of the final collapse of the Ottoman Empire over the course of the First World War, "Farewell" is a novel of one particular family living in one particular house during these historic events.

Focusing on the experiences of one particular family living in one particular house during these historic events, Ayse Kulin mixes fact and fiction, soap opera and Tolstoy, to bring to light the effects of such political upheaval on a nominally comfortable and affluent household: the monied and intellectual class who find that their stake in Turkish life and culture is far more precarious than they could have guessed.

Die Journalistin Nevra Tuna steckt in einer privaten und beruflichen Krise. Ihre ganze Hoffnung setzt sie auf ein Interview mit der inhaftierten kurdischen Politikerin Zelha Bora, das ihre Karriere retten soll. Doch zwischen den beiden Frauen, deren Lebensverhältnisse unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, stehen nur Vorurteile und Vorwürfe. Kurz bevor das Gespräch zu scheitern droht, entdecken sie: In ihrer Kindheit waren die beiden engste Freundinnen. Nun versuchen sie, die vergangenen Jahre heraufzubeschwören und ungelöste Rätsel zu lösen. Letzten Endes ist es die wiedergefundene Freundschaft der beiden Frauen, die politische Gräben überbrückt.

Höst är en roman som utforskar livet för tre generationer kvinnor i en turkisk familj och deras kamp med kärlek, förlust och familjehemligheter.