Beste Sakallı was born in 1982. She graduated from the university in 2003, and has already succeeded in establishing her name in the art and literary world by participating, organizing as well as coordinating international poetry nights and events. She has also participated in a number of poetry festivals. Sakallı’s poems have been translated into more than eight languages. She was honoured with a considerable number of significant awards, including ‘Award of the Turkish World’ for 2008, presented by World Union of Turkish Young Writers. She has recently begun teaching literature classes at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. So far, she has had six poetry books published: Blueness Smelling of Peace (2000), Daisy Expeditions (2001), Snow Burnt (2002), Deliberately in Love (2003), Time for You (2006), Violation (2009).