Ay?e Böhürler

Ay?e Böhürler graduated from the Departments of Journalism and Publicity and Public Relations at Istanbul University. She has worked actively with different kinds of NGOs. Her writings have been published in various journals and magazines. Since 1995, she has worked for Channel 7 in Istanbulas an editor of children, youth, and women's programs. She is also responsible for editing the documentary films and for managing Channel 7.
Between 2004 and 2007, she produced a documentary series entitled Duvarlar?n Arkas?nda-Müslüman Ülkelerde Kad?n / Behind The Walls- Women in Islamic Countries. She has travelled to Oman, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Malaysia, Indonesia, Algeria, Palestine, and Pakistan for the documentary episodes, which also include Turkey. Behind The Walls has also been broadcast on national and international television stations.

Bar?? Müstecapl?o?lu

Bari? Müstecapl?o?lu was born in the city of ?zmit in 1977. He is a graduate of Bo?aziçi University's Department of Civil Engineering. His stories have been published in magazines such as Ya?as?n Edebiyat, Varl?k and Kitap-l?k. In 2002-2005, he wrote Perg Efsaneleri (The Perg Legends), which is made up of four books, and which is the first fantasy series in Turkish. He contributed to the 1002. Gece Masallar? (Tales of the 1002nd Night) collection with a story from Perg. In December 2005, his novel ?akird (?akird), which is about Islamic communities and one man's search for the meaning of life, was published. His last novel Karde? Kan? (Brother's Blood) was published by Everest Publishing in 2006. He also wrote a children?s book, Hodi Podi (Hodi Podi).

Burak Turna

Burak Turna was born in Istanbul in 1975 and gained his university degree in Business Studies from the Girne American University in Cyprus. He then worked as a translator and economics reporter, occupying a variety of media posts.
His writing career began with the sensational debut Metal F?rt?na/Metal Storm, and his imagination has never ceased to amaze his readers since then. Metal Storm kept its top spot on the bestsellers list for fourteen weeks. Turna has recently published SistemA, which is about the rationale behind all his novels, including Metal Storm.

Deniz Ülke Ar?bo?an

Deniz Ülke Aribo?an was born in Istanbul and graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in the Department of International Relations at Ankara University. She obtained her MA and PhD degrees from Istanbul University. She became Associate Professor in 1998 and full Professor in 2003. She has written many articles in both national and international academic magazines. She is the Rector of Bahçe?ehir University. Her most important works are Terör-Korku Hali/Terror-State of Fear and Gelece?in Haritas?/The Map of Future.