SELDA KAYA

Born in the Derik district of Mardin, she has long resided in Adana. She is a graduate of the Department of Public Administration at Anadolu University’s Faculty of Economics.

• In 2016, she was awarded first prize in the poetry competition themed “Bread,” organized by the Osmaniye Association of Bards, Poets, and Writers, for her poem “Şiir Hırkalı Kadın” (The Woman Wearing a Cardigan of Poetry).
• In 2016, she received the “Neyzen Tevfik” plaque for her poetry at the Neyzen Tevfik Commemoration Festival held in Bafra.
• In 2017, her poems were included in the “Anthology of Mother Poems” prepared by BAYŞAD, as well as in numerous other anthologies.
• In September 2017, her book “Hırkamda Şiir Lekeleri” (Poetry Stains on My Cardigan) was released to readers.
• In 2019, her book “Hırkamda Şiir Lekeleri” was deemed worthy of the “Youngest Poet Award” by the Culture and Arts Council of the Yeni Yaşam Association.
• In 2021, she received the Special Award from the “Bin Çiçekli Bahçe Yaşar Kemal” (Yaşar Kemal Garden of a Thousand Flowers) Folklore Academy for her poem “Leyla Mevsimi” (Season of Leyla).
• In 2021, she participated in the 6^th Intercontinental Young Poetry Festival in Istanbul with her poem “Gül Kurusu” (Dried Rose).