İnci Asena

She was born to Muhtar and Nihal in İstanbul, Turkey in 1948.[1] She is the younger sister of Duygu Asena, a notable journalist. She graduated from the School of English studies at İstanbul University.[2]

In 1966, she participated at the Miss Turkey beauty contest under the pseudonym Aylin Öndersev,[3] which actually was her aunt's name, who died young. She won the contest.[4] She married to journalist Halit Çapın, and gave birth to a daughter named Berfu. Her marriage ended with divorce lasting briefly.[5]

In 1990, she established a publishing company named Adam Yayınları. Her poems appeared in Adam Sanat, a literary periodical of the company. In some of her poems, she used the pen name Ani Toros. She also wrote books, and is a member of PEN International.

Her books are the following:[2]

• 1992: Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Aşk Şiirleri (Collected poems)
• 1993: Türk Yazınından Seçilmiş Ayrılık, Özlem, Yalnızlık Şiirleri (Collected poems)
• 1993: Tramvay Döşeriz Ay Döşeriz (Poetry)
• 1994: Dünya Yazınından Seçilmiş Mektuplar (Collected letters)
• 1996: Çıplak Bakamıyorum (Poetry)
• 1998: Üç Gün Paris: Fotoğraf Arkası Notları (Travel)
• 1999: Amsterdam’dan Fotoğraf Arkası Notları (Travel)
• 2000: Tutamadığım Sözler (Poetry)
• 2000: Yirminci Yüzyılda Yazınımıza Elverenler (Collected biography)
• 2001: Maskeler (Short Story)
• 2005: Aldanış (Novel)