Aylin Antmen (born 1981) is a contemporary Turkish poet, essayist, writer and editor.
Biography Aylin Antmen was born in 1981 in Istanbul. She is a Turkish writer and poet. She wrote her first poem when she was 13 years old. She has published poetry and prose. Antmen’s first published poem appeared in Patika Poetry Review in 2004. Her poems and articles were published in several literary journals like Şiir Ülkesi, Damar, Öteki-siz, NO Edebiyat, Varlık, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Papirüs Güncel, Yeni E and Özgür Edebiyat. In 2008, her work Sonsuzluğa Kiracı was found “remarkable” at the Yaşar Nabi Nayır Youth Awards. Her poems have been translated into English, Zaza, Urdu, Kurdish and French. Currently, she is a student in the department of Sociology at Istanbul University.
Books Sonsuzluğa Kiracı (Tenant to Eternity) May 2011. Şiirden Books. (The second edition, October, 2016. Ve Publishing House. Geceyle Bir October, 2016. Ve Publishing House. Ateş Sözcükleri" September, 2018. Ve Publishing House. Bırakma Dersleri February, 2021. Ve Publishing House. Arzunun Koordinatları, May, 2026. Ve Publishing House.
Books she contributed Turkish Poetry Today 2017, Red Hand Books, 2017. (England) Mantis Journal, Stanford University Press, 2019. (US) The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, 2020 (e-magazin) (India) Honar u Jamee Review, 2021 (Iran) Circumference Magazine, 2023 (USA) The Pulse of Contemporary Turkish Poems from the New Millenium, Syracuse University Press, 2025 (USA) The Fortnightly Review, 2025 (e-magazin) (England)
Awards 2008 Yaşar Nabi Nayır Youth Awards: "Remarkable" for Sonsuzluğa Kiracı
External links Personal website Poem: Far Seas’ Pearl / Mediterranean.nu A published article on Sonsuzluğa Kiracı Translated poems Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen 22 October 2016 DuvaR Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen 4 December 2016 BirGün Newspaper Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen, Yeni E Poetry Magazine, April 2019. Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen, Evrensel Newspaper, November 2018. Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen on Poetry and Creativity. December 2018 Interview with Süreyya Aylin Antmen on New Poetry Book. Duvar Newspaper, 2021. An Article on Bırakma Dersleri, by Merve Arlı. Cumhuriyet Book, 2021 Antmen’s poems have been published in his own voice on 'the fortnightly review'. September, 2025. Antmen’s poems were shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize by The Fortnightly Review. December, 2025.
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