NALAN ÇELİK

Having lived in Istanbul for sixty years, Nalan Çelik now resides in Taşucu, Mersin. Her poems, short stories, essays, and critical analyses have appeared in various magazines and newspapers. She has also contributed her writing and poetry to numerous anthologies. She is a member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey, PEN Turkey, the Turkish Authors Association, the Professional Association of Scientific and Literary Work Owners (BESAM), the Mersin Art and Literature Association, the Science, Art, and Literature Association, and the Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association. She served as a long-time board member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey and held the position of vice president during its 21st and 22nd terms.
Her Works:
Gelincik (Poppy), 2005 (poetry) / Kokulu Saat Çiçeği (Fragrant Clock Flower), 2008 (poetry) / Şiir Kadın Saçlar (Poetry, Woman, Hair), 2009 (essays) / Yalınayak (Barefoot), 2010 (poetry) / Kasımda Çiçek Açmak (Blooming in November), April 2011 (poetry) / Ne Çok Ah Ne Az Ey (Oh, So Many Sighs, Yet Not Too Many), October 2011 (poetry) / Çayır Çimen Ve Uzaklar (Meadows, Grass, and Distant Places), 2012 (poetry) / An’lardan An İtibariyle (From Moments, As of a Moment), 2014 (essays) / Düdüklü Akasya (Pressure-Cooker Acacia), 2015 (poetry) / Yalınayak (Barefoot), 2nd Edition 2017 (poetry) / Hamster Tedirginliği (Hamster Unease), May 2019 (essays) / Bir De Ne Göreyim (And What Should I See), 2023 (short stories) / Şaşkın Balkon Düşçüsü (The Bewildered Balcony Dreamer), 2023 (literary analysis/study) / Öpücüksüz (Without a Kiss), 2023 (poetry) / Ne Çok Ah Ne Az Ey (Oh, So Many Sighs, Yet Not Too Many), 2nd Edition 2025 (poetry)
– Edited/Prepared for publication: Kartal Öyküleri (Tales of Kartal), April 2019 (short stories about the district by 14 authors)
– Edited/Prepared for publication: Kaynana Şekeri (Mother-in-Law Candy), May 2019 (short stories by 18 female authors, dedicated to “World Mother-in-Law Day”)
– Co-edited/Prepared for publication with Rahime Sarıçelik: Temelli Döncem (I’m Moving Back for Good – Migration Stories from Turkey to France), February 2020 (featuring stories by 14 Turcology students from the University of Strasbourg, along with their instructors Rahime Sarıçelik and Nalan Çelik)
Served as the editor for the book “Başın Öne Eğilmesin – Sabahattin Ali” (featuring 33 authors), published in collaboration between the Writers’ Syndicate of Turkey and the Kartal Municipality. (2021)
Served as the editor for the book “Mekânımız Datça – Şiirimizin Dilbazı Can Yücel” (featuring 32 authors), published in collaboration with the Writers’ Syndicate of Turkey, the Datça Municipality, and the contribution of Maison Magi (on behalf of Mehmet and Margarita Pir). (2025)
Served as the editor for the book “Yapı Ustası Bir Şair – Cengiz Bektaş” (featuring 23 essays by 20 authors), published in collaboration with the Writers’ Syndicate of Turkey and the Denizli Merkezefendi Municipality. (2025)
Edited the anthology “ÖTE – Öykücü Kadınlar” (featuring 54 authors), published by Klaros Publishing. (2025)
Edited the anthology “ORA’DA – Kent Öyküleri” (featuring 26 authors), published by Doino Kitap Publishing. (2026)
Her poems were translated into Romanian for the anthology “Poezie turcă modernă”, compiled and translated by Nevzat Yusuf Sarıgül and Nermin Yusuf (2017). Some of her poems were also translated into English for the anthology of the “International Olympos Culture and Literature Festival”, edited by Mesut Şenol. In 2018, her poems and essays were published in the special issue on poets of the journal “Honer ve Eghtesad” (Art and Economy), based in Tabriz, Iran, in a Persian translation by Mojtaba Nahani. In 2020–22, his poems were published in the journals “Argeş” and “Poezia” in a Romanian translation by Niculina Oprea. In 2023, his poems appeared in the journal “Priskof” in a Russian translation by Liliya Gazizova and Uğur Buke. (2024)