Mehmet Berk Yaltırık

Turkish short story and novel writer.. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in History at Trakya University. Research articles and stories were published on various websites and fanzines. He took part in various story anthologies, especially the "Anadolu Korku Öyküleri" series and "Dark Istanbul".

In the 2013 GiO Story Competition organized by FABiSAD, he won the "Story Achievement Award" with his story "Kumarci Bahattin" and in the same year, he won the TBD Science Fiction Story Competition organized by the Turkish Informatics Association with his story "Hekim Maliguri'nin Acayiplikleri". earned honorable mention. He won the GiO Novel Awards and received the "Achievement Award" with his novel Yedikuleli Mansur, published by Ithaki Publications in 2017. In 2019, he received the GiO Best Novel Award with his novel Istrancali Abdülharis Pasa from Ithaki Publications. He continues to write stories and articles in various media. He also makes weekly live broadcasts on the YouTube channel "SonGulyabani-Mehmet Berk Yaltirik" in the fields of history, literature and culture.