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Ece Temelkuran
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Ece Temelkuran is a Turkish novelist, a political thinker, and a leading analyst of the erosion of democracy and the challenge of populism on a global scale. Her most recent book, Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now (2021)—a compelling case for (secular) faith as a driver of solidarity and transformative change—follows closely on her acclaimed How to Lose a Country. The Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship (2019). Temelkuran’s two previous books explored the Turkish-Armenian divide and Turkey’s cultural and political crises. Her novels are published in several languages. A frequent contributor to the Guardian, New York Times, Le Monde, and other leading outlets, she is the recipient of the PEN Translates Award and the Freedom of Thought Award from the Human Rights Association of Turkey. In 2023 she received the El Mundo Award for her body of work. Temelkuran is a Georgetown Global Dialogues (GGD) fellow.