Author • Turkish literature

Kaan Elbingil

Born in Rize, Elbingil began his voice training at Dokuz Eylül University’s İzmir State Conservatory and completed it in 1994 at Bilkent University’s Music Faculty Voice Training Department. After working with the Ankara State Opera and Ballet, he performed at the İzmir State Opera and Ballet as a choir singer. Kaan Elbingil, who also produced and hosted radio shows, now works at İstanbul State Opera and Ballet. In addition to working as a positive dog trainer, the artist wrote a children’s musical entitled “Cash the Detective Dog”, which was staged during the 2016 season. He drew attention with his first picture book, Berk the Little Genius (Berk Mucit Oldu, 2016). He continued Berk’s adventures with Berk Becomes an Opera Singer (Berk Operacı Oldu, 2017) and Berk and Chip Chip (Berk ve Çıp Çıp Dedektif Oldu, 2019). His first children’s novel Don’t Call Me Brother! (Kardeş Mardeş Deme Bana!, 2021) received the 2022 Language Association (Dil Derneği) Beşir Göğüş Children’s Novel Award. In his picture book Duru and the Darkling (Duru ve Karanlıkçık, 2026), he teamed up with artist İrem Jung. Elbingil lives in İstanbul with his wife and daughter.