Efe Duyan was born in 1981 in Istanbul. He studied architecture and philosophy. He teaches the history of architecture at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. He is the author of three poetry collections: Takas (Change, 2006), Tek Şiirlik Aşklar (One Poem Stands, 2012), Sıkça Sorulan Sorular (Frequently Asked Questions, 2016). He has published a literary study of the poetry of Nazim Hikmet (2008). His poems have been translated into more than twenty languages. He has organized poetry seminars with poets from various countries and has contributed to the organization of several international poetry festivals in Turkey.