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Almula Türedi

Fellowship

Türkiye Europe Future Forum

Period of the Fellowship

2017

Project title

Reflecting Change

Project description

Almula Türedi is part of a network of young Turkish and European leaders from all sectors who come together once a year to engage in intensive dialogue and to share views and ideas about topical social issues. The Turkey Europe Future Forum takes place alternately in Turkey and Germany, as well as in other European countries.

Expertise

EU affairs, Accession policies

Short biography

Almula Turedi is a civil servant and writer based in Ankara, working at the Directorate for EU Affairs with a focus on Türkiye-EU relations. From 2017 to 2020, she served as EU Counsellor at the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU in Brussels. Drawing on her professional experience across both Turkish and European contexts, Almula has also developed a literary voice centered on themes such as marginal identities, alienation, and expatriation.
Her first book, a collection of short stories, was published in 2022. In 2024, she was invited as a foreign author-in-residence at the renowned international literature house Passa Porta, where she completed and published her debut novel. She continues to write short stories and screenplays, contributing to literary magazines and various platforms across Europe.