HİCRAN ASLAN

Email: hicranaslan78@hotmail.com

She was born in Diyarbakır. She graduated from the Department of Painting at Dicle University and completed a master’s degree in Kurdish Studies at Artuklu University. She currently works as a Visual Arts Teacher at a secondary education institution. Additionally, she teaches piano and painting at an art center. She is a member of PEN Turkey. Her work has been featured in various exhibitions and collections, and her writings on art and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and online publications. 2010:

“Sandık Tozu” (Dust from the Chest) – essays (Ava Publishing)
2016: “Sesimi Yuttum Önce” (I Swallowed My Voice First) and “Esmerê” – poetry (Hel Publishing)
2018: “Dışarısı Mağara Kaç” (The Outside is a Cave, Run!) – poetry (Kaos Çocuk Parkı Publishing)
2019: “İp Cambazı” (Tightrope Walker) – interdisciplinary (Klaros Publishing)
2020: “Tanrı Beni Dansa Kaldırdı” (God Asked Me to Dance) – poetry (Klaros Publishing)
2022: “Otoportre / Annemin Mırıldandığı Şarkı” (Self-Portrait / The Song My Mother Hummed) – poetry (Kaos Çocuk Parkı Publishing)
2022: “Göz Çizmedim Onlara” (I Didn’t Draw Eyes on Them) – collected poems (Kaos Çocuk Parkı Publishing)
2023: Won 2nd prize in the Turgut Uyar Poetry Competition with the book “Bir OHAL Markası” (A State of Emergency Brand). The book was published by İz Bırakan Kalemler Publishing.
2025: “Şair Kadınlar Şiir Seçkisi” (Poet Women: Poetry Anthology) was published by Klaros Publishing.
2025: The book “Otoportre” was translated into Kurdish by Mistefa Aydogan under the title “Strana ku deya min dinihurand” (Sar Publishing).
2026: “Hiç Kimsenin Şairi Olmak” (Being No One’s Poet) – essays – was published by Klaros Publishing.
2026: “Şiirle Direniş” (Resistance Through Poetry) – book reviews – was published by Klaros Publishing.
Participated in the 2022 exhibitions “Şairler Neden Resim Yapar” (Why Do Poets Paint?) and “Metal”. Featured in the Lebriz collection.
The “Line-Interpretation” series based on the poem “Duet” was exhibited at various venues.