Mark David Wyers

Mark David Wyers completed his BA in literature at the University of Tampa and his MA in Turkish studies at the University of Arizona. From 2008 to 2013 he was the director of the academic writing center at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, during which time he drew upon his master's thesis to write a historical book-length study titled "Wicked" Istanbul: The Regulation of Prostitution in the Early Turkish Republic . He has since dedicated himself to working on translations of Turkish novels,...See more

Mark David Wyers completed his BA in literature at the University of Tampa and his MA in Turkish studies at the University of Arizona. From 2008 to 2013 he was the director of the academic writing center at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, during which time he drew upon his master's thesis to write a historical book-length study titled "Wicked" Istanbul: The Regulation of Prostitution in the Early Turkish Republic . He has since dedicated himself to working on translations of Turkish novels, published examples of which include Boundless Solitude by Selim 0leri, The King of Taksim Square by Emrah Serbes, The Pasha of Cuisine by Sayg1n Ersin, and The Peace Machine by Özgür Mumcu. His translations of Turkish short stories have been published in a number of anthologies and journals. See less