content tagged with Elif Şafak

'Let's not allow lynching of any literary figure'

ELİF ŞAFAK STATEMENT FROM AUTHORS:

'Let's not allow lynching of any literary figure'

123 authors have published a joint statement in response to the lynching content circulating on social media against Elif Şafak.

29 January 2024

Elif Şafak to appeal against 'plagiarism' verdict

Elif Şafak to appeal against 'plagiarism' verdict

Şafak claims that Mine Kırıkkanat, the journalist who won the plagiarism case against her, has been "harassing me for years."

25 January 2024

Elif Şafak to pay compensation to Mine Kırıkkanat for plagiarism

Elif Şafak to pay compensation to Mine Kırıkkanat for plagiarism

The court confirmed that Şafak's novel "Bit Palas" constitutes plagiarism from Kırıkkanat's novel "Sinek Sarayı."

24 January 2024

Writer Elif Şafak listed among ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’

Writer Elif Şafak listed among ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’

Among the 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world listed by the BBC are also Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Samoa's first woman prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa.

7 December 2021

Angelina Jolie talks to Elif Şafak about İstanbul Convention

Angelina Jolie talks to Elif Şafak about İstanbul Convention

US actress Angelina Jolie has interviewed novelist Elif Şafak from Turkey for the TIME magazine about the country’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, asking her what this decision means for women’s rights in her home country.

Elif Şafak Statement by Publishing House: There is No Plagiarism

Elif Şafak Statement by Publishing House: There is No Plagiarism

The Turkey-based Doğan Kitap Publishing House has released a statement for the press in response to the allegations that Elif Şafak plagiarized another book in writing her latest novel “10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World”.

18 September 2019