Poet and writer (b. 20 September 1962, Diyarbakır). She graduated from Diyarbakır High School (1979). She chose being a writer as an occupation and began with poetry.

Her first poems were published in Sanat Olayı review from 1985 to 87. Then she turned towards story writing. Her stories have been published mainly in Adam Öykü and Defter reviews. She has written weekly columns for Gündem newspaper.

She came second in the Orhan Kemal Story Award with her work called Kıraç Dağlar Kar Tuttu (Snow Lay on the Barren Mountain).

Her work Perili Kent (Haunted City) was published in German and Turkish after it came in the top twenty-five in a competition held by Sound Radio in Germany.

Her book called Reçine Kokuyordu Hêlin (Hêlin Smelt Like Resin) was translated into German, Flemish, Spanish and Italian; her story called İki Anne (Two Mothers) was translated and they were both published in different European countries. She continues to work in Diyarbakır. She is a member of the PEN Association of Writers and the Writers Union of Türkiye.