 In July 2017, Elif Shafak was chosen as a 'castaway' on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.Shafak has twice been a TEDGlobal speaker, Her 2010 TEDGlobal has been viewed over 2 million times, and her 2017 has been viewed over 4.5 million times.Shafak is an active social media figure on Twitter and Instagram.