“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 Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism and under cover of Governorate of İstanbul and with the support of İstanbul Chamber of Commerce and YAYFED.

“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.

Participation in the contest is free of charge. Professional foreign publishing houses may apply for the awards themselves, or be nominated by other persons, institutions, and agencies. All foreign publishing houses which have translated and published a copyrighted Turkish title may attend the contest. The headquarters of the foreign publishing house must be outside Turkey.