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ELİF SOYKAN

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She studied Sociology at MSGSU and later moved abroad to pursue Film & TV. After working in advertising agencies and traveling the world as an intercultural trainer, she realized she didn’t need to plant her roots deep into the ground to feel grounded. Like a tree that prefers to sway freely above the surface, she discovered she could belong to both herself and to life by simply flowing — and found her own happiness along the way.
As a child, she was the kind of rule-abiding girl who would wait for another person to show up just because the elevator said “2 PERSONS.” But the story she was born into, along with the wonderfully absurd situations she often fell into, never allowed her to take life too seriously. When her memories started returning to her years later as little jokes, she realized that humor was the best way to stay sane.
What began as a way to remember her dreams evolved into a journey of writing ad copy, columns, and essays. Eventually, she wrote her debut book When Will I Be Human?, honoring both her love for writing and her devotion to humor.

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WHEN WILL I BE HUMAN?

Soul 1789 has been around for a long time. Too long, in fact. Beginning its journey as an apple, it moves through different forms: oak tree, cat, butterfly, and more; allways certain that the next stop will finally be the coveted human form. Along the way, Soul 1789’s adventures reveal both the comedy and tragedy of existence.
As an apple, it dreams of ripening into something meaningful, only to discover the futility of waiting for the 'perfect' moment. As an oak, it learns patience and witnesses the absurd habits of the humans in the apartment next door. As a cat, it struggles with instincts it never asked for, scratching and purring its way through a life of contradictions.
Between lives, Soul 1789 finds itself in the Realm of Souls, a liminal space filled with rules, bureaucracy, and cosmic irony. The Universe itself appears as a trickster-like voice, offering cryptic lessons while dodging the questions that matter most.
Every chapter brings flashes of humor and reflection: regrets and confessions, stubbornness and hope, and the eternal impatience of a soul that just wants to get on with it already. But the lesson is clear: simply inhabiting a human body does not make one human. Becoming human is a lifelong game of growth, failure, and persistence.
The book culminates in Graduation, a bittersweet reminder that humanity is not a single form to attain but a state of being that must be earned — over and over again.

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