AYŞE ASUMAN GÜLGÜN

She was born as a second child to a family from Istanbul. After having served for five years at the Cerrahpasha Medical School’s Hospital’s Babies Ward Nurse, to be followed by being an infirmary nurse of Istanbul Girls High School for twelve years, and for 11 years as a library responsible at Cagaloglu Anatolian High School, she completed her career to get her retirement in 1997 leaving behind her a career of 28 years in total. Since at the age of 10, she has been writing poems, lyrics, and composing songs. Ayşe Asuman Gülgün’s some poems have been translated into English and appeared in various national and international anthologies.