Ece Temelkuran on exile, language and finding a new voice
From Meet the Writers by Monocle
May 3, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
Ece Temelkuran discusses her experience of exile and how it influenced her writing in English.
Georgina Godwin is joined by journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran. Forced exile led to her writing in English and producing her latest work, Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, which explores the concept of home and belonging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Georgina Godwin
Guest: Ece Temelkuran
Topics covered
- exile
- language
- identity
- belonging
- writing
- home
Keywords
- Ece Temelkuran
- exile
- language
- home
- belonging
- journalism
- novel
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century
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