STORY
Barefoot
“The lorries have to set off today. Where are we?” I ask Mecit Bey. “The thirty-twos are done. The thirty-threes have been checked and loaded onto the truck as well, Selma Hanım.
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Semra Üstün
Semra Üstün was born in 1986 in the İzmit district of Kocaeli. After graduating from the English Language and Literature department at Ankara Üniversitesi, Üstün worked for many years as an English teacher at private educational institutions. Üstün’s short stories have been published in literary magazines such as Kafka Okur, Asonans and Kibele, as well as on the İshak Edebiyat platform. One of Üstün’s stories was included in the 2025 Ankara Öykü Yıllığı, compiled by Dorlion Yayınları. Üstün also placed in the short story competition organized by Kırmızı Kalem Edebiyat with one of the stories. Üstün continues to write in the short story genre.
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Schriftart · German
Barfuß
Während Selma Hilfsgüter für die Erdbebenopfer von 2023 packt, hält sie ein Paar Kinderstiefel in den Händen – und steht plötzlich wieder barfuß im Schlamm der Zeltstadt von Gölcük, dreizehn Jahre alt.
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