İskender Pala (Uşak, 1958) and received his undergraduate degree from the faculty of literature of Istanbul University in 1979. He received his Doctorate in Ottoman Divan Literature from the same university in 1983. He is the recipient of the Turkish Writer’s Association Prize (1989), The Turkish Language Foundation AKDTYK prize (1990) and the Turkish Writer’s Association Essay Prize (1996). He was given the title ‘The People’s Poet’ by popular vote in Uşak. His books have won numerous literary awards Honoring his success, The Turkish Patent Institute has registered İskender Pala as a brand name. He was granted the 2013 Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Award in literature and his last novel “Karun ve Anarşist” was published by Everest Publishing in 2017.