Saliha Paker is Professor of Translation Studies and translator of Turkish poetry and fiction into English. Her special field of study is Ottoman literary translation history and theory on which she has written numerous essays in international publications. In 2006, she founded the Cunda International Workshop for Translators of Turkish Literature. She is the co-translator of the volumes entitled Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills (2006), Dear Shameless Death (2001), and Swords of Ice (2007) by Latife Tekin.