"My heroes are Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, Oguz Atay, and Yusuf Atilgan. I have become a novelist by following their footsteps. . . . I love Yusuf Atilgan; he manages to remain local although he benefi
"One of Turkey's most interesting modern writers."?BooklistWhen the Emperor of Byzantium orders the destruction of all religious paintings and icons, Constantinople is thrown into crisis. Fear grips t
