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Police seize banned volumes at book fair in eastern Turkey

Turkish police have confiscated copies of three books at a book fair in the eastern province of Tunceli on the grounds that they had...

Author known for controversial books on AKP, Gülen movement attacked in western Turkey

Turkish author Ergün Poyraz, who is known for his controversial books on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Turkish writer Ahmet Altan: ‘I prefer prison to exile’

Freed after nearly five years in jail for alleged involvement in a failed coup, Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan, 71, now counts his...

Turkish lira crisis turns books into vanishing luxuries

Turkish doctoral student Gülfer Ulaş saw the first edition of her favorite Thomas Mann collection published for 33 liras. She found the second print of...

Book for young people banned in Turkey for promoting ‘immorality’

Turkish authorities have banned a book by the famous Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger on the grounds that it promotes immorality, the Birgün daily reported. The...

Turkey briefly detains journalist over anonymous 2017 complaint

Turkish journalist Gülşen İşeri was detained on Wednesday morning while visiting a civil registry office for passport renewal in İstanbul and was released later in the day,...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s war on books and publishing houses

Abdullah Bozkurt The untold part of the story about the unprecedented attack on freedom of the press in Turkey is the toll the crackdown, launched...

Erdoğan: Turkey still lagging behind in reading books and academic production

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Friday that Turkey is still lagging behind when it comes to reading books and academic production. Speaking at...

Jailed journalist: Even scenic photos are censored in Turkish prisons

Mehmet Güleş, one of hundreds of journalists behind bars in Turkey, complained in a letter about the restriction of rights in prison, saying that...

Health is most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish prisons, says NGO executive

Civil Society Association for Law Enforcement Systems (CISST) executive board member Berivan Korkut has said health is the most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish...

Historian becomes minister’s advisor after donating books to presidential library

Renowned Turkish historian Professor İlber Ortaylı was named an advisor to the culture and tourism minister shortly after he donated his personal library to...

Book on history of Kurdistan banned by local court in Turkey

A book titled Kürdistan Tarihi (The History of Kurdistan) from the Avesta publishing house has been banned by a Turkish court, the Gazete Duvar...

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