▁her ▁Turkish ▁husband ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter - in - law ▁of ▁Turkish ▁politician ▁Dr . ▁Sam i ▁G ök men , ▁former ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁from ▁the ▁Republican ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( CH P ) ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Mu ğ la ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Grand ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( TB MM ). ▁ ▁Career ▁G ök men ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Time Out ▁Ist an bul ▁magazine ▁and ▁Turkish ▁national ▁daily ▁newsp apers ▁Hur ri y et ▁Daily ▁News ▁and ▁Today ' s ▁Z aman . ▁Her ▁writing ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Tra vel er ▁and ▁Per cept ive ▁Tra vel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁G ök men ▁co - host ed ▁a ▁Turkish ▁television ▁series ▁foc using ▁on ▁exp atri ation ▁issues ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁married ▁to ▁Tur ks , ▁" B ir ▁Y ar ▁Gel ir ▁B iz l ere ", ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁television ▁station ▁TR T ▁( T urk ish ▁Radio ▁and ▁Television ▁Corporation ). ▁ ▁G ök men , ▁along ▁with ▁An ast asia ▁M . ▁Ash man , ▁created ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁non f iction ▁anth ology ▁T ales ▁from ▁the ▁Ex pat ▁H are m : ▁Foreign ▁Women ▁in ▁Modern ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁the ▁life ▁experiences ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁exp atri ate ▁women ▁from ▁seven ▁nations ▁and ▁five ▁contin ents , ▁whose ▁collect ive ▁experience ▁sp ans ▁the