Elif Şafak
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Elif Şafak is a 54-year-old Turkish author, best known as ‘The Island of Missing Trees’ author.
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- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Sad news for Şafak fans as speculation had been rife that will announce her retirement from all public activities, at age 54, with immediate effect.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Reports from the Daily News yesterday (March 19, 2026), suggest the 54-year-old author has secretly got hitched to her long-term relationship. Sorry guys, Elif Şafak seems to be off the market.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Elif Şafak’s adored labrador retriever "Spinee" has undergone a risky surgery on Wednesday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The 54-year-old author has received waves and waves and support for Spinee, as she offered her Twitter followers an update on pooch’s status regularly.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | It's been a rough year for the author, but at least she has her millions of dollars to ease the pain. 54-year-old Elif Şafak has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2026.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Earlier this week news reports surfaced that Elif Şafak, 54, and her partner had split up. Is the Turkish author really single again?Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | On Wednesday morning the Sun-Times reported the 54-year-old author Elif Şafak and her boyfriend, to be shopping for engagement rings. Naturally, the article sent the Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | According to a credible source, Elif Şafak is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2026. But while the author's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Elif Şafak was reported as dead earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the March 2026 news has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | The 54-year-old author is said to have been secretly practising ‘Gangnam Style’ steps, after singer PSY has invited her to join in the famous dance earlier this year.Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Elif Şafak, 54, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Author Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its April 2026 issue out this week. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot women for the number one spot!Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | Speculation is rampant that Elif Şafak is expecting a baby after she was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Thursday evening, during romantic dinner date. Is the 54-year-old author about to be a mom to a little boy or girl?Read It »
- Elif ŞafakAMP™, | According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Thursday, March 19), ‘The Island of Missing Trees’ is now considered to be the Greatest Book in the History of Literature.Read It »