Göknur Birincioglu author page

Göknur Birincioğlu biography

Göknur Birincioğlu is a Turkish children’s author with a professional background in radio, television and advertising. She graduated from Ankara University’s Faculty of Communication, where she studied Radio, Television and Cinema, and subsequently spent 15 years working as an advertising executive for national television channels and radio stations. She also wrote documentaries for the Turkish public broadcaster TRT, including Drina Köprüsü, Anadolu’nun Gözleri, Okyanustan Gelen and Barbaros Ufkun Ötesi. She later worked at the Vialand theme park in concept and story development, creating characters for children.

Her published children’s books include Kutupyıldızını Bul: Kaptan Gaga ve Veda’nın Maceraları, published by Can Çocuk, Maestro Makaronetti from Doğan Egmont and Mayalı Yamalı Bir Hikaye from Can Çocuk. Her Redhouse Kidz books include Sobe, Ben Penelope! and its sequel Sobe, Ben Penelope! Dünyalar Benim Oldu, both illustrated by Sernur Işık, as well as Okçunun Sihirli Liri, illustrated by Maria Brzozowska.

Birincioğlu has also written the Redhouse Kidz picture book Merope, illustrated by Merve Atılgan, in which the faintest star in the Pleiades comes down to Earth and discovers her own strength. Redhouse Kidz published Kanadımda Yeryıldızı, illustrated by Ayuko Tanaka, in December 2024.