Amy Omar

is a Turkish-American writer and filmmaker based in New York City. Her non-narrative writing has appeared in Screen Slate, The Brooklyn Rail, Electric Literature and IDA Magazine. Her short film, Breaking Fast with a Coca-Cola premiered at SXSW in 2023. She is currently in development on two feature-length screenplays.

Culture Got Your Tongue

Culture Got Your Tongue

A writer questions whether physical ailments stem from a cultural silencing, in this case of Turkish identity.

6 MARCH 2026 • By Amy Omar
On Identity—Ayşegül Savaş’ Long Distance

On Identity—Ayşegül Savaş’ Long Distance

Filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris.

7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amy Omar
On The Anthropologists—an interview with Aysegül Savas

On The Anthropologists—an interview with Aysegül Savas

Amy Omar speaks to Ayşegül Savaş about her third novel, cinema and capturing the transitory phases of life.

26 JULY 2024 • By Amy Omar
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country

Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country

Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her...

29 JANUARY 2024 • By Amy Omar
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