Published Works
Dursaliye Şahan’s literary corpus spans novels, short stories, children’s literature, and graphic narrative. Her recent novels include Babam Aşık Olunca (2024, Cumhuriyet Kitap) and Bul Beni Anne (2023, Literatür Yayınları). Other significant novels are Şerbet (2019) and Ayarsız Kadınlar Cemiyeti (2018). Her 2016 novel Tottenham Çocukları has been published in English under the title Tottenham Boys by Press Dionysus in the United Kingdom, where it explores urban gang dynamics and the social realities of migration. 

Her acclaimed short story collections include Parantez Aşklar (2017), Ah O Kadınlar (2016), Fakir Cennet (2007), and Döndü (1988). Her contributions to children’s literature include Masalını Arayan Dede (2023), My Friend Sweet Mouse(2021), and Benekli Vakvak (2018). She also authored the graphic narrative Zabit London’da. 

Edited Volumes
Shahan has curated and edited respected anthologies, including Kahraman Ferdinand, Ve Tanrı Aşkı Yarattı, Asi’den Taşan Öyküler, and Yahya Kanbolat Anısına Öykü Ödülleri.

Awards and Honors
Her work has earned extensive recognition, including the 2023 Fakir Baykurt Novel Award for Bul Beni Anne. She has also received numerous national and international awards for her short fiction and novels, reflecting her sustained contribution to contemporary literature. (10haber.net)

Professional Memberships
Shahan is an active member of several literary and press organizations, including:

• PEN Writers’ Club, United Kingdom
• The Foreign Press Association
• Exiled Writers (United Kingdom)
• Writers’ Union of Turkey
• Women Writers’ Association

Creative and Community Engagement
Beyond her published works, Shahan conducts creative writing workshops for diverse audiences, including children, adults, and individuals with disabilities. She regularly serves as a jury member in literary competitions that address migration, identity, and resilience themes.

Literary Identity
Born in a small village in Turkey and later relocating to Istanbul and London, Sahan’s writing is deeply informed by her lived experience across cultures. Her narratives are defined by an ethnographic sensibility that foregrounds the lives of migrants, women, children, and marginalized communities. Life itself often emerges as a principal character in her work, blending social realism with compassionate insight.