Azra "Akilah" Kohen (born 1979) is a Turkish record-breaking author. After releasing her first novel, Fi, under the name Akilah, she started to release her subsequent novels, Çi and Pi under the name Azra Kohen. She later published best-selling novels Aeden in 2017 and Gör Beni in 2019. Her books are still bestsellers (2022) in Turkey and she is the first Turkish novelist to reach the top 6 in the Italian bestselling list with her first 3 books called trilogy of Phi.[citation needed]
Azra Kohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Azra Sarızeybek 1979 (age 44–45) İzmir, Turkey |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Fi, Aeden, Gör Beni |
| Spouse |
Sadok Kohen (m. 2001) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
editAzra Kohen was born as "Azra Sarızeybek" in 1979 in İzmir.[1] She graduated from the Faculty of Communication, Radio, Television and Cinema, at Istanbul University. Azra Kohen later studied Economics at Ottawa University in Canada. She said that her main motivation for educating herself was to "learn more about this world". She speaks English and Italian.[2]
Her trilogy narrative series Fi, Çi and Pi were translated to Italian.[3] The series also became popular in the form of an Internet series called Fi,[4] and Kohen expressed her intention to author a book about what happened to her during the production process of Fi.[5] As of August 2023, she was the only Turkish author with all five of her books Fi, Çi, Pi, Aeden, Gör Beni still present in the top 10 list.[citation needed] Kohen stated in 2017 that she was working on two other books, Nakar and Dinle Beni.[4]
Personal life
editShe married Sadok Kohen in 2001[6] and the couple's son was born in 2009. Kohen explained in an interview that she was not a vegetarian, but she was trying to be one.[4] In 2024 she publicly stated she believed certain Palestinians were responsible for the deaths of their own children in the Gaza Strip. After this statement, publishers denounced her claims and dropped her books.[7]
Awards
edit- Elele Avon Author of the Year Award (2018)[8]
- Işık Association The Best Author of the Year (2019)[citation needed]
- Hacettepe University The Best Author of the Year (2020)[citation needed]
Works
edit- Fi
- Çi
- Pi
- Aeden
- Gör Beni
References
edit- ^ "Akilah Azra Kohen kimdir?". Sözcü. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Arman, Ayşe (16 August 2015). "Dünyayı değiştirmek için yazdım". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "PHI, CHI, PI: si completa la trilogia di Azra Kohen - Una storia che ti cambierà la vita, un percorso di autoconsapevolezza" (in Italian). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Şener, Nuri Mertcan (8 January 2017). "Akilah Azra Kohen: "Akilah ismi aslında..."". HaberTürk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Doğan, Mustafa (28 December 2017). "Kohen'in itirazı var". HaberTürk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Akilah Azra Kohen'in çok satan Fi Çi Pi kitap üçlemesinden uyarlanan aynı isimdeki diziye sürpriz bir isim daha katılıyor". Posta. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "'Filistin' yorumu gündem olmuştu: Azra Kohen'in kitapları listeden çıkarıldı" [Her comment on 'Palestine' was on the front burner: Azra Kohen's books have been dropped from publication list] (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Azra Kohen Elele Avon Yılın Yazarı ödülünü aldı" (in Turkish). NTV. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024.