Jennifer Eaton Gökmen

Gökmen is a writer captivated by the people and customs of Turkey, her home for the past twelve years. An active supporter of and participant in Turkish cultural activities, for the past six years Gökmen has served as International Coordinator for HAFEM's “Kadiköy Municipality Annual Folkdance Festival” showcasing two hundred ethnic dancers and musicians each summer. A native of Michigan, she holds a degree in Creative Writing and American and English Literature from Western Michigan University. Her literary career began with the expatriate humor magazine Istanbull...., where she served as staff writer for two years. She is a regular contributor to TimeOut Istanbul magazine and her writing has appeared in the Strange Intimacies anthology exhibited at the 9th International Istanbul Biennial. Gökmen is currently penning her myriad Turkish adventures in a comical transcontinental confessional, Midwest Goes Middle East: Adventures of an Expat Drama Queen and lives with her husband Bilgehan in Istanbul.