Sevin Okyay

Sevin Okyay (Istanbul, 1942) is a Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist and a prolific translator.

She is a graduate of the Arnavutköy American Girl's (High) School.

During her youth she worked with Yıldız Moran, the first formally educated female photographer in Turkey.

Okyay is best known for translating the Harry Potter books,[1] and for her positive and appreciative criticism in Radikal, a Turkish newspaper.

Her son, Kutlukhan Kutlu, is also following his mother's footsteps and is accompanying her in translating the Harry Potter series.