Defne Suman was born in Istanbul in 1974. She grew up on Prinkipo Island, in a house, which had been her grandfather’s. She studied sociology at the Bosphorous University, from which she also obtained a masters degree in sociology. She worked as a teacher in Thailand and Laos. There she studied Far Eastern philosophy and mystic disciplines. Later she continued her studies in USA state of Oregon. Today she lives in Athens and Istanbul where she continues teaching hatha yoga and write her books.

Books:

Blue Forest, journals, 304 pages, 2011

Hide And  Seek, novel, 400 pages, 2014

The Silence of Scheherazade, novel, 440 pages, 2016

Summer Heat, novel, 376 pages, 2017

At the Breakfast Table, novel, 360 pages, 2018

Human Condition, journals, 214 pages, 2019

After Rain, novel, 160 pages, 2020

Lost Land, novel, 200 pages, 2021

The Circle, 352 pages, novel, 2022