Tülin KozikoğluTulin_Kozikoglu is an award-winning children’s book author living in Istanbul, Turkey. After graduating from Bosphorus University (Istanbul, Turkey) with a degree in Psychology, she obtained an MBA from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). After working in two different multinational companies active in cement and iron & steel industries, she began writing stories for children. In 2006, she completed a certificate program at Bilgi University (Istanbul, Turkey) on writing stories for children. In 2007, the National Turkish Radio and Television chose her radio play called “Three Scoops of Ice Cream” as the best audio play for children. Her first published book “I Looove Animals!” received the Jury Special Award in the Best Picture Book of the Year category from the Turkish IBBY in 2010. In 2015, her book called “Lazy Fish” and in 2024, her book called “Things I Should Know Before My Seventh Year” were chosen for the White Ravens catalog. “Mistik, We Don’t Understand You!” received Nami Distinction Award in 2017, as well as a Diploma Award for Image of The Book International Contest of Russia in 2019. As of September 2024, she has 34 published picture books. Her books are sold more than 1,000,000 copies and rights are sold to 23 languages including English, Italian, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Catalan, Polish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Korean, Hungarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Persian, Brazilian Portuguese, Urdu, Hindi, Croatian, Swedish and Uzbek… Kozikoğlu conducts creative writing workshops for children. She also trains teachers on how to teach creative writing to kids. Kozikoglu proudly leads various volunteer projects for cultivating the early literacy awareness in Turkey.