2014 Tarabya Prizes for German – Turkish literary translations awarded

Dec 8, 2014 | Germany, Turkey

Tags: Germany, TurkeyDuring a festive ceremony at the German consulate in Istanbul on 1 December the Tarabya Translation Prizes for literary translations were presented. Gürsel Aytaç was honoured with the major translation prize. Ms Aytaç is the Turkish translator of...

Literary translator and sociologist Suphi Nejat Ağırnaslı killed in Kobanê

Oct 17, 2014 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyThe Turkish Association of Translators (ÇEVBİR) lost a friend and colleague, Suphi Nejat Ağırnaslı, in the resistance movement in Kobanê (Syria). Ağırnaslı (30) studied sociology at the Bosporus University in Istanbul. In 2011 he received his MA degree...

Special award of Publishers’ Union of Turkey for imprisoned translator Tonguç Ok

Jun 18, 2014 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyOn 4 June during its annual award ceremony for the Prizes for Freedom of Thought and Expression the Publishers’ Union of Turkey (Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği; TYB) awarded its Special Prize to translator Mr Tonguç Ok. Ok (40) started his career as a translator...

Leading international authors call for greater freedom of expression in Turkey

Mar 28, 2014 | Turkey

Tags: Turkey‘We are writers from around the world who love, live and breathe words. We are united in our belief that freedom of expression is a universal and fundamental human right. We are gravely concerned about “the freedom of words” in Turkey.’ This is the...

CEATL expresses its concern to Turkish ministries

Feb 27, 2014 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyCEATL recently sent a letter to the Turkish minister of Culture and Tourism and the minister of Justice to express its concern about the restriction of the freedom of expression of translators and publishers in Turkey. The reason for this letter is a law...