It's a sound that still haunts Elif Anil and sends a chill down her spine - the unmistakable shriek of sirens. Every time she hears them, the memories flood back. The terrible moment her younger ...

When the British-Turkish author Elif Shafak was a child, she observed that there were two types of stories: ones that were widely shared and others that were forgotten or silenced. She came to this ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elif Shafak’s new novel brings together four stories set in three different centuries: ancient Mesopotamia, ...

Elif Shafak, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. She has published ten novels and is the most widely-read female novelist in Turkey today. Show more Kirsty Young's castaway ...

Two youths have been charged with murdering a car passenger over a discarded chocolate bar. Evren Anil confronted a teen who allegedly threw the half-eaten sweet into the vehicle, which was driven by ...

Batuman’s follow-up to “The Idiot” follows the same character into her second year at Harvard. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

For teenagers, every life question can feel existential. It was like that for Elif Batuman, who found meaning through literature and creative writing. Her new book Either/Or – the sequel to The Idiot ...