“İstanbul Copyright Awards”

İstanbul Copyright Awards” is designed for all foreign professional publishing houses, in particular the participants of Istanbul Publishing Fellowship Program. “İstanbul Copyright Awards” is organized by Turkish Press and Publishers Copyright & Licencing Society, with the support of Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

“İstanbul Copyright Awards” are designed for foreign publishing houses that contribute to translation of the unique intellectual, artistic, and cultural production of Turkish publishing sector and promotion of these works across the globe. The objective of the awards is to contribute to Turkish publishing sector’s development, cultural cooperation, and promotion by supporting copyright sales of Turkish titles, encouraging further copyright transactions, and rewarding the achievements.

Foreign publishing houses that have translated and published copyrighted Turkish titles are considered for the awards, provided that their headquarters are located outside of Türkiye.

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Terms and Conditions for Evaluation

Evaluation

This year's awards will not involve a formal participation process. Instead, winners will be selected directly by the Istanbul Publishing Fellowship Coordination Committee based on their own research and evaluation of eligible foreign publishing houses.

Conditions

Eligible foreign publishing houses must have translated and published copyrighted Turkish titles within the past 5 years, with headquarters located outside Türkiye. There are no restrictions on the genre or number of Turkish titles translated by a participating publishing house.

Evaluation Board

Evaluation committee consists of people who were determined by Coordination Board of Istanbul Publishing Fellowship and approved by Board Turkish Press and Publishers Copyright and Licencing Society. The Evaluation Committee will start their assignment upon the approval of Turkish Press and Publishers Copyright and Licencing Society.

AWARDS

1^st Place: Gold package at the 10th IPF & 7-day accommodation for two in Istanbul
2^nd Place: Gold package at the 10th IPF & 3-day accommodation for two in Istanbul
3^rd Place: Gold package at the 10th IPF & 3-day accommodation for two in Istanbul

“İstanbul Copyright Awards”

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Terms and Conditions for Evaluation

Evaluation

Conditions

The award ceremony will be held on March 5, 2024, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Windsor Hotel & Convention Center.

Evaluation Board

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