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‘Self-censorship is an attempt to dominate the child’s mental development’

LITERATURE IN EDUCATION

‘Self-censorship is an attempt to dominate the child’s mental development’

While the 15th Literature in Education Workshop, watched by nearly a thousand people from 69 cities, had been inaugurated by Prof. Sami Gülgöz, the closing speech was made by actor and writer Ercan Kesal.

Why would an author who is a Kurdish native speaker write in Turkish?

Why would an author who is a Kurdish native speaker write in Turkish?

Writing his recent poetry book in Turkish, Lal Laleş, one of the most talented, prolific and creative Kurdish literary intellectuals in Turkey, demonstrates "the feeling of being attached to and torn between two languages that lie at his heart".

15 May 2021 Özlem Belçim Galip

Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement

WOMEN OF LITERATURE

Writer Pınar Kür: Powerful leaders will come out of women's movement

“One must be stupid to not see the gender inequality in our country. A woman writer who does not express it is not a literary figure,” says writer Pınar Kür.

5 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Devran’ and ‘Leylan’ by Selahattin Demirtaş now available in Kurdish

‘Devran’ and ‘Leylan’ by Selahattin Demirtaş now available in Kurdish

Penned by imprisoned former Co-Chair of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş in Turkish, storybook “Devran” and novel “Leylan” have been translated into the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish by Rêdûr Dîjle and published by Aram Publishing House.

2 February 2021

‘Me too’ movement in Turkey’s literature: ‘May they lose sleep’

‘Me too’ movement in Turkey’s literature: ‘May they lose sleep’

After women exposed the harassment of writer Hasan Ali Toptaş, women have started compiling lists of “male harassers and mobbers” from different professions. Publishing houses have also been sharing statements of solidarity with women.

10 December 2020

2016 French-Turkey Literature Prize Goes to Oya Baydar

2016 French-Turkey Literature Prize Goes to Oya Baydar

France-Turkey Literature Prize has been granted to Oya Baydar’s novel, “Hot Ashes Left” published with the title “Et ne reste que des cendres” in France.

23 November 2016

Year-End Book Fair from Aras, İstos

Year-End Book Fair from Aras, İstos

The Year-End Book Fair organized by Aras and İstos publishing houses together lets booklovers meet the cultures of Armenians and Rums, two autochthonous folks of Anatolia.

16 December 2015