Born in 1961 in İstanbul, Siren İdemen studied French in Galatasaray High School. In addition to co-founding magazines such as Express, Roll and Bir+Bir, she served as news reporter, author and editor. Some of her literary translations are; Ricardo Guiraldes, Don Segundo Sombra (Bozkırdaki Gölgeler, 1983); Jean Leca, Nations et Nationalismes (Uluslar ve Milliyetçilikler, 1998); Annie Ernaux, L’evenement (Kürtaj, 2000); Annie Ernaux, La place (Babam, 2001); Habib Suadiya, La sale guerre (Kirli Savaş, 2001), Enki Bilal, Quatre? (Dört?, 2010); Enki Bilal, Animal’z (Mahlukk, 2011); Hubert Reeves, L’univers expliqué à mes petits-enfants (Meraklısına Evren, 2012); Bertrand Santini, Le Yark (Yark, 2014); M. Cieutat, P. Rouyer, Haneke par Haneke (Haneke Haneke’yi Anlatıyor, 2014); and George Perec, La boutique obscure: 124 rêves (Karanlık Dükkân: 124 Rüya, 2015).