Suspension in court case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire

Dec 27, 2013 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyOn Tuesday 17 December 2013 there was another hearing in the court case against the translator and the publisher of the Turkish edition of Apollinaire’s novel Les exploits d’un jeune Don Juan. The case started in 2010, when the translator İsmail Yerguz and...

Verdict in reopened case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire again suspended

Nov 14, 2013 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyThe reopened leagal case against the Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire’s novel Les Exploits d’un Jeune Don Juan by Guillaume Apollinaire continues. In 2009 İsmail Yerguz’ Turkish translation of the novel, Genç Bir Don Juan’ın Maceraları, was...

Turkish court reopens case against translator and publisher of Apollinaire

Sep 17, 2013 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyIn 2010 charges were filed against translator İsmail Yerguz and Istanbul based publishing house Sel Yayınları for their assistance to spread obscene texts. The books at stake were the Turkish editions of the two French novels: ‘Correspondance d’une...

Top PEN Prize to jailed Turkish translator, writer and activist Ayşe Berktay

Apr 18, 2013 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyAyşe Berktay, a translator, writer and activist in Turkey, will be awarded the 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Ayşe Berktay, a member of the Turkish association of Translators (ÇEVBİR), was arrested on 14 September 2011 and is currently...

The British Council launches a prize for young translators of Turkish literature into English

Sep 17, 2012 | Turkey, United Kingdom

Tags: Turkey, United KingdomIn partnership with the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) and with support from the Yunus Emre Institute in London, the British Council has launched a new prize for young translators of Turkish literature into English. The...