She has been an active peace activist from a very young age and member of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group, which in 1995 proposed 15 projects to promote peace and reconciliation on the island and presented in the Cyprus Peace Bazaar. Yaşın mainly writes in Turkish although a considerable number of her works of prose have been translated into Greek and English. Also her poetry has been translated to 20 languages, published in literary magazines and anthologies. She frequently writes and presents papers on peace and reunification of her "beloved island" Cyprus. One such paper that gathered attention was the one presented at World Conference on Culture in Stockholm in 1998.[2]
Yaşın directed and presented a literary program called 41st Room at "CYBC" radio (1992-2007) and the program Peace Garden (2001-2003) at "ASTRA" radio. She is currently writing weekly columns for "BirGün" newspaper (Turkey) and "Yenidüzen" newspaper (Cyprus).
In 2006, she made history in Cyprus when she ran for a position in the parliament of Cyprus after the Cypriot government passed a law allowing Turkish-Cypriots residing in the south to vote in general elections for non Turkish-Cypriot candidates.[3] She became the first Turkish-Cypriot to participate in elections since the departure of the Turkish-Cypriot candidates in 1963.[4]
Yaşın currently teaches at the University of Cyprus at the Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies.[5]
Since the mid 1980s, she has been living and working in south Nicosia.
Bibliography
Hyacinth and Narcissus, 1979, Cem Publications, Istanbul [6]
Tears of Wars, 1980, Yeni Turku Publications, Istanbul
Doors, 1992, Cem Publications, Istanbul
Which Half, 1995, Thegona, Nicosia
The Moon is Made of Love, 2000, Gendas Publications, Istanbul ISBN9753083009
Secret History of Sad Girls, 2002, İletisim Publications, Istanbul ISBN9750500962
Chambers of Memory, 2005, Dunya Publications, Istanbul
Selected poems, 2008, Amargi Publications, Istanbul
