The Official Version Defne is an Istanbulite writer. Her historical novel, “Melankolik Cinler Kılavuzu,” tells the story of a haunted library and the first female alchemist of the Ottoman Empire (Istanbul: İthaki, 2024). Her second book is a Jungian creative writing manual, “Sıdıka Hanım’ın Büyüleri: Bilinçaltına İnmek için 30 Yaratıcı Yazı Egzersizi” (Istanbul: Pinhan, 2025). … Continue reading About