CEATL sends letter to Turkish authorities demanding release of Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay

Oct 28, 2016 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyOn 31 August 2016, Turkish translator, editor, critic, author and linguist Necmiye Alpay (70) was arrested. Alpay is a member of the Turkish Association of Translators (ÇEVBİR), represented in CEATL. Necmiye Alpay has always been a staunch defender of...

Petition of PEN America Translation Committee: Free Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay

Oct 3, 2016 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyPEN America Translation Committee took the initiative for a petition to demand that Turkey release translator, writer and free speech defender Necmiye Alpay. Alpay has been unjustly imprisoned since her arrest on 31 August 2016. For those of you who wish...

Freedom of expression and refugees are the main themes at International Translation Day in Turkey (Istanbul, 30 September 2016)

Sep 30, 2016 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyOn the occasion of International Translation Day, the Turkish Translators’ Association (ÇEVBİR), in cooperation with Translation and Interpreting Association Turkey (Çeviri Derneği) and the Association of Publishers in Turkey (YAYBİR) will organise a...

Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay (70) unjustly imprisoned without trial

Sep 12, 2016 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyOn 31 August 2016, Turkish translator, editor, critic, author and linguist Necmiye Alpay (70) was arrested. Alpay is a member of the Turkish Association of Translators (ÇEVBİR). Alpay received her BA degree from Ankara University, and her Ph.D. degree from...

Call for papers: Creativity in Translation/Interpretation and Interpreter/Translator Training (deadline: 15 December 2015)

Dec 9, 2015 | Belgium, France, Italy, Turkey

Tags: Belgium, France, Italy, TurkeyOn 5-6 May a two-day conference will be held in Naples (Italy) on the topic of creativity in translation / interpretation and interpreter / translator training. The conference will be organised by the Università Suor Orsola...