EMEL İRTEM

She was born in Eskişehir-­Seyitgazi. She graduated from Latin Language and Literature in Istanbul University, Faculty of Arts and Letters. In 1999, she was the recepient of the Orhon Murat Arıburnu Award with her file entitled Divaneliğe Dönen Pergel (A Compass Turning into Lunacy). This file was published with the same name that year from Hera Publishing. She was also awarded with Sevda Ergin Award in 2010 by the International Poetry Festival.