Baharı Karşıladık — in her own voice
Şirin Zaimağaoğlu reads her poem Baharı Karşıladık during the Ziya Paşa session of the 14th International Festival of Turkish Poetry. The recording was published by the Türkiye Writers’ Union on 14 July 2022.
Poet · Educator · Writer
ŞirinZaferyıldızıZaimağaoğlu
Poetry, childhood and an island.
POETRY · EDUCATION · CULTURE
A life
in words.
Teaching, poetry and cultural work complement one another in the life and work of Şirin Zaferyıldızı Zaimağaoğlu.
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FROM THE BOOKSHELF · 2025
Ağırdık Zamana
Published in 2025 by the Cyprus Turkish Writers’ Union, this five-part poetry collection was edited by Ceyhan Özyıldız, with Prof. Dr. Şevket Öznur as publication director. It features artwork from Özden Selenge’s Owls series. Its launch and signing took place on 10 September 2025 at the Nicosia Atatürk Cultural Centre.
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Years of writing.
Words that live on.
In her own words
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Şiirlerle Büyüsün Çocuklar · A new broadcast season and poetry sessions in Famagusta
She announces the Kanal Sim season and renewed Mağusa Gelişim Akademisi sessions, alongside poems written by children.
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Şiirlerle Büyüsün Çocuklar · Poetry with children at the Kocaeli Book Fair
She recounts the Kocaeli Book Fair of 15–22 May 2016 and describes how the connections with young readers continued through her broadcasts and column.
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