Talk:Elif Shafak

message: She married to Eyüp Can Sağlık, and her last name has officially been Sağlık. So, should we change the heading with Elif Sağlık? 85.100.174.237 22:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Her Last name

message: What is Elif's ancestry? J87
She is Turkish, but born in France.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Denatval (talk • contribs) 19:12, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, since when do Turks look like Arabs, especially considering that they're an entirely different ethnic group? Arabs are much browner in skin tone and have darker hair. They just look completely different lol! I wonder whether you've actually MET any Turkish people before. Runningfridgesrule (talk) 21:27, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: this is disgusting racist talk here. who cares who looks like what? (by the way, I am a Turk but i think Arabs are much more beautiful then Turks and europeans, but that is "more like an opinion")  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.66.84.185 (talk) 22:28, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ancestry? 

message: I upoaded the photo ElifShafak MuammerYanmaz Wiki.jpg to Elif's page and it is marked for deletion. I am Elif's literary agent and she sent me this photo after Muammer Yanmaz gave it to her. What can I do to fix this problem? Any help is appreciated.
Michael Radulescu (talk) 16:08, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you see the File permission problem with File:ElifShafak MuammerYanmaz Wiki.jpg section on your talk page? Can you provide any proofs that shows the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license? If not, we may continue to use the one used on Turkish Wiki. Sarimurat (talk) 22:31, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elif Shafak Photo 

message: Bibliography part is very confusing and incorrect. "Turkish" section contains book, which are originally written in English and translated to Turkish. I'm even not sure if she wrote anything in Turkish at all! Bibliography should be in the language she has written.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iyiguncevik (talk • contribs) 22:06, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This is still true although an author writing in two languages is certainly a special case which has to be considered individually. However, even those who appear to be knowledgable about her work are not clear on which language a particular novel was written in. In the English language edition of her new book, Honour, for example, no tranalator is mentioned. In the Guardian review, it says that "she writes some books in her native Turkish and others (like this one) in English", while Curtis Brown says that Honour,  "Elif Shafak's eighth novel, was released in Turkey in July 2011 under the title Iskender". This is quite confusing. <KF> 20:02, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography 

message: Askolsun (talk) 11:40, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Just FYI, they are called templates or tags. What do you think about the section entitled "Motherhood, feminism and post-feminism"? It is unsourced and reads like an editor's opinion. I think if we remove that section, we can remove the two templates. However, there are still some small parts of the article that are unsourced. I would be willing to tag just that material rather than have the overall sources tag.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:38, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

text: I noticed, and you've been doing a good job.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:16, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

text: I removed the essay tag. However, the references tag needs to stay as there are still spots in the article that require references. You can either find sources for those spots, remove the material as unsourced, or individually tag the sentences; if you do any of those, you could then remove the overall references tag. As for licensing, I've never done it, so can't help you. However, you could try asking at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:48, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  removal of the two notes above the biography 

message: in the second sentence of the introductory paragraph a quote is used inline in the paragraph a way that doesn't properly separate it from the neutral encyclopedic description, i think this is probably a style violation, especially because it causes the tone of the paragraph to be overly praising. 
for that matter there are other places in which the editorial tone is suspect, such as where it praises her latest book for "opening up important debates". There are multiple things wrong with that statement, most notably that 'Important' is a qualitative judgment outside the scope of Wikipedia.70.198.130.242 (talk) 05:20, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  improper use of a quote; general style issues 

message: This rather feels like a praise page than a neutral encyclopedia article. --Teemeah  편지 (letter)  13:08, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

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message: She is described in the article as Turkish-British, but I can find no indication of how she might have acquired British nationality. She lives in the UK and could well have been naturalized British, but nobody actually spells it out. Is there anyone out there who knows? LynwoodF (talk) 14:08, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not think describing her as British implies she has a British passport. She lives in the UK and writes in English, it should be sufficient to define her as a British author.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:26, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree fundamentally, but if an admin. says it is OK by Wikipedia, I will live with it. LynwoodF (talk) 14:48, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am indeed an admin, but here my opinion is just of an ordinary editor, same as you are.--Ymblanter (talk) 15:22, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just reverted another editor's change of the subject's nationality from British-Turkish to British, as the referenced page on her agent's page says British-Turkish. Tacyarg (talk) 14:01, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  British nationality? 

message: Hi all! I removed the below section since this court case has not been finalized yet. Please see: https://www.thedial.world/issue-16/elif-shafak-turkish-writers-erdogan (in English); https://www.dogankitap.com.tr/elif-safaktan-aciklama (in Turkish)
"The book "Bit Palas" faced allegations of plagiarism from Turkish novelist Mine Kırıkkanat, author of "Sinek Sarayı." In the ensuing lawsuit, the court found that "Bit Palas" contained plagiarized elements and ordered Elif Şafak to pay damages to Kırıkkanat.<ref><ref>"
It can be reincluded if Shafak's current court appeal fails. Askolsun (talk) 11:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: In any case, it should not be cited to Twitter. Ymblanter (talk) 20:22, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you! Askolsun (talk) 07:22, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  lawsuit