Mini Interview with Hilâl (@birkitolog)

Here is my interview with Hilâl a.k.a. @birkitolog on Instagram. Illustrations are made by her, too. KITOLOG TV Hilâl: Hello, dear book lovers. Welcome to Kitolog TV. Today’s guest is Gizem Çetin, the author of the series Seven Candles and Renaissance in the Daisy Field. Welcome, Ms. Gizem. If you’re ready, let’s get started right away. Gizem: Thank you. I’m ready, we can start. Hilâl: Great. First, can you briefly introduce yourself? Who is Gizem Çetin? Gizem: I am someone who tries to be both a good writer and reader. I love science fiction, am a bit of a dreamer, …

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maNga goes deep into human nature: Antroposen 002

I start writing on December 13, 22:17 GMT+1. I’m sitting on a bunk bed in a small four-person room in a hostel in Italy. I listened to the album for the first time. After experiencing a musical euphoria, I watch the sentences take shape at my fingertips. Soon I’ll listen to it for the second time and then hopefully for the hundredth, thousandth, hundred thousandth time… I think about what has changed in my life in the last two years. I remember walking up and down the stairs of the office where I was working at the time several times …

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THE TESTIMONY OF THE ROSE – A ❝Prophecy❞ Story

❃ Kayıp Rıhtım was originally founded on fantasy and science fiction, and today it is a platform that touches every aspect of literature and life. It started broadcasting in the first month of 2008. In addition, they have been publishing a selection of short stories on a different theme every month for thirteen years. I took part in the October 2022 selection with the theme of Kehanet (Prophecy) with my story called Gülün Şahitliği (The Testimony of the Rose). The original link is in Turkish, but you can read it in English here – thanks to Enes Talha Coşgun for …

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Lucky Per – Book Review

Enes Talha Coşgun translated this article from Turkish to English. When I read this book last year, I had so much literary pleasure that I immediately felt the urge to sit down and write a review. However, I kept postponing writing it because I wanted to write a long and detailed review, and during this time, a whole year passed. So let’s start this review now, which will probably be a quite long one. ✵ The Danish naturalist writer Henrik Pontoppidan‘s book Lykke-Per, published at the beginning of the 20th century, was adapted into a film by Bille August in …

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OATH OF THE GOLDEN SEED – A Promise Story

Enes Talha Coşgun translated this story from Turkish to English. On a working day, those who were half asleep, their heads in their front, their hands in their pockets, on the way of their bread and butter; were staring at the image of a woman passing like a feather through the middle of the street and leaving an ephemeral strong wind behind her. As she was walking with running steps and her broom hair was flying, the woman was saying, “A promise… I made a promise.” She took to the main street regardless of the stranger glances and did not …

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THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO – A ❝Flying Balloon❞ Story

❃ Kayıp Rıhtım was originally founded on fantasy and science fiction, and today it is a platform that touches every aspect of literature and life. It started broadcasting in the first month of 2008. In addition, they have been publishing a selection of short stories on a different theme every month for thirteen years. I took part in the March 2022 selection with the theme of Uçan Balon (Flying Balloon) with my story called En İyi İhtimal (The Best-case Scenario). The original link is in Turkish, but you can read it in English here – thanks to Enes Talha Coşgun …

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SAMPLE – A ❝Safari❞ Story

❃ Kayıp Rıhtım was originally founded on fantasy and science fiction, and today it is a platform that touches every aspect of literature and life. It started broadcasting in the first month of 2008. In addition, they have been publishing a selection of short stories on a different theme every month for thirteen years. I took part in the April 2022 selection with the theme of Safari (Safari) with my story called Örneklem (Sample). The original link is in Turkish, but you can read it in English here – thanks to Enes Talha Coşgun for the translation. ❃ “One hundred …

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