Category: Turkey
150,000 Footfall At Turkey’s Istanbul Arabic Book Fair With Syria Guest of Honour
The 11th International Istanbul Arabic Book Fair closes with 140,000–150,000 visitors, Syria as guest of honour, and 300+ publishers from 30 countries.
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Istanbul International Arabic Book Fair Returns for Its Eleventh Edition
The 11th Istanbul International Arabic Book Fair opens 15 August 2026 with 300 publishers from 30 countries, cementing its status as the largest Arabic book fair outside the Arab world.
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Beyond the Audiobook Store: Why Publishers Need to Think Bigger About Audio Distribution
British Airways partners with Audible, but the bigger story is audio escaping apps — from airline cabins and connected cars to six-cent daily subscriptions in Africa. Why publishers must look beyond premium markets.
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Turkey – Tudem Publishing Group Launches International Picture Book Competition
Turkish publisher Tudem launches the Silva Award, offering €2,000 and a publishing contract to emerging picture book creators for children aged 3–6.
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Turkey – Istanbul Book Fair 2025: Digital Discounts, Rights Deals, Market Saturation and a Half Million Visitors
Istanbul Book Fair 2025 attracted 510,000 visitors as online discounts reshaped sales, while TURLA rights meetings boosted Turkish literature exports.
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Azerbaijan at the Istanbul International Book Fair
Azerbaijan panel at Istanbul Book Fair discusses Common Turkic Literary Language, literature contributions to Turkic world, and First Turkology Congress anniversary.
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Iran Returns to Istanbul Book Fair Amid Turkic World Focus
Iran’s Istanbul Book Fair participation under Turkic World focus highlights global publishing’s challenge: engaging professionally with industry peers despite political tensions.
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Literary Tradition as a Form of Resistance: The Kurdish Struggle in Turkey
Kurdish literature in Turkey faces relentless censorship and oppression, but continues as a resilient form of cultural resistance and survival.
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Publishing Advisory: Istanbul Publishing Fellowship 2026
The Istanbul Publishing Fellowship 2026 offers unparalleled opportunities for professionals to expand networks, secure copyright deals, and promote cultural exchange in a dynamic, historic setting.
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AI as Creative Partner: What Publishing Can Learn from Gaming’s Embrace of Innovation
Discover how publishing can thrive by embracing AI as a creative partner, learning from the Turkish gaming industry’s innovative and collaborative approach.
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India – Turkey at the New Delhi World Book Fair
AI-assisted translation can open up huge swathes of the Indian market, a market where English, which we westerners might think is the main language and all we need to worry about, is way down the language list on this beautiful continent.
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Turkey – Literary Legacy Enters Public Domain: Implications for Charitable Funds and the Turkish Publishing Industry
If its early January, it’s time for the latest slew of public domain stories, with Tintin and Popeye among the headline grabbers. But, this being TNPS, we picked up on this story from Turkey.
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