Background
Pultar, Gönül Ayda was born on November 3, 1943 in Istanbul. Daughter of Resid Mazhar and Adile (Arsal) Ayda.
(Londra... Seksenli yillar... Teroristler tarafindan duzen...)
Londra... Seksenli yillar... Teroristler tarafindan duzenlenen suikastte Turk buyukelcisi hayatini kaybeder, esi ise hastaneye kaldirilir. Genc kadin, once polisin sonra da doktorunun sorularina cevap vermek isterken, kendini, gecmisi animsar bulur. 50'li yillarda bir ufak Anadolu kentinde baslayan bir seruvendir bu. Daha sonra Istanbul'a ve A.B.D'ye uzanan... Geriye donuslerle verilen bir yasam oykusu... ELLERIMDEN SU ICSINLER, cagdas Turkiye'nin sarsintilari ve siyasal sancilari ile yogrulmus, ask ve seruven dolu, surukleyici yepyeni bir roman. Turk romanina degisik tatlar ve boyutlar getiren, edebiyat cevrelerinde tartismalara yol acacak nitelikte bir yapit.
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Pultar, Gönül Ayda was born on November 3, 1943 in Istanbul. Daughter of Resid Mazhar and Adile (Arsal) Ayda.
Bachelor, Robert College, Istanbul, 1967. Master of Arts, Middle East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Middle East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1994.
Freelance journalist, Ankara, 1968-1970, 75-82. Foreign broadcasts specialist Anatolian News Agency, 1970-1972. Chief publications Middle East Technology University, 1982, instructor, 1982-1990, Bilkent University, Ankara, 1992-2000, deputy director Center for Turkish Literature, 1998-1999, assistant professor, 2000—2003.
Coordinator Bilkent University Sems. literature, culture and society, since 2003.
(Londra... Seksenli yillar... Teroristler tarafindan duzen...)
President World League of Tatars, Kazan, Russian Federation, since 1997. Member advisory board Longfellow Institute, Harvard University, since 1998. Member American Studies Association Turkey (vice president 1994-2000), American Studies Association (international committee 1997-2000, Sakakabira International prize committee 2000-2002), Multi-ethnic Lits. of the United States-Europe (steering committee 1998-2000), Modern Language Association (discussion group on American Literature in Languages Other than English executive committee 1998-2002, chair discussion group 2002), Group for Cultural Studies in Turkey (chair since 1999), Multi-ethnic Studies Europe American (advisory board 2000-2004), International American Studies Association (charter), MELUS-India (international advisory board since 2004), Center Eurasian Studies Society, Samuel Beckett Society.
Married Mustafa Kubilay Pultar. Children: Giray, Eren, Selcuk.