Zeynep Nur Simsek

Zeynep Nur Şimşek is currently a PhD student in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Bologna and a researcher in the ERC-funded project NONWESTLIT. She received her MA in Turkish Literature from Bilkent University in 2021 and her BA from Istanbul Şehir University in 2018 with a dual major in History and Turkish Language and Literature. She taught Turkish courses at Bilkent University during her master's education and published articles in literary journals. She is particularly interested in Late Ottoman literature, animal studies, and minority literatures.