Leyla Erbil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leyla Erbil

Turkish writer

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2013

Profession: writer

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Leyla Erbil (Turkish: Leylâ Erbil (12 January 1931, Istanbul – 19 July 2013, Istanbul) – was one of the leading female contemporary writers of Turkey, author of six novels, three collections of short stories and a book of essays.
She was the first Turkish female writer to be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature by PEN International in 2002.
Erbil was a co-founder of the Union of Turkish Artists and the Writers Syndicate of Turkey.