Akin Tekin

Akin Tekin, a German citizen, was born in Gurun in Turkey in 1944. He studied sociology and literature, but his greatest interest lies in ecology. He worked for several years in Germany as a sociologist for the federal government helping foreign immigrants and their children in all legal and social matters. While he was there he wrote the "The Ownerless Planet” and “The Duel at Checkpoint Charlie”.He is multilingual, fluent in Turkish, English and German. He is the first environmental novelist of Turkey.In his work you will find descriptions of nature in its pristine harmony and of the natural way of life in the olden days of picturesque Turkey and the Ex-German Democratic Republic.