Program Date

09-10-11 March 2018


Location

Yesilkoy


Countries

66


Participants

209


Pre-Agreements

533

The 3rd İstanbul Publishing Fellowship Program took place with 209 participants from 66 countries on 09 – 11 March 2018.

After evaluations in January, 100 participants were selected. For those participants, 100 rooms were booked in WOW Hotels & Convention Center for three days. A team of 40 people were assigned as interpreters and hosts during program. In addition, transportation service was provided for three days to provide access to the meetings and the hotel.

The 3rd İstanbul Publishing Fellowship Program started with the opening speeches on March 9, Friday, with participation of high-level participants including Mr. Vasip Şahin, İstanbul Governor; Mr. Rıdvan Duran, Head of Culture Branch in İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality; Mr. Kemal Kaptaner, head of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kültür A.Ş.; Mr. Hamdi Turşucu, Head of the General Directorate of Libraries and Publications and Mr. Tayfur Esen, President of Turkish Press and Publishers Copyrights & Licencing Society. After opening speeches, seminars were held in order to present publishing world of different countries.

Seminars were held in 3 sessions for two days with participation of speakers from 7 different countries. Speakers presented information about their counties’ publishing industries in these sessions. The main themes included “Turkey, A Rising Market in Copyright”, “Adventure of Turkish Children’s Publishing in the World”, and “The Adventure of Turkish Fiction and Non-Fiction Publishing in the World”. After the seminars, all participants had bilateral meetings which had been set beforehand through the online appointment system. 1739 bilateral meetings took place at the end of the 3-day program.

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Participant Comments

Mr. Mohamed RadiAfrican / Publisher Network

We talked about the Istanbul Fellowship program with one of our last year's fellows, the vice president of African Publisher Network, Mr. Mohamed Radi in the Frankurt Buchmesse.

A great professional program for the protection of intellectual property rights and for the exchange of rights in the sale, purchase, dissemination and exchange of culture among peoples.

Ali YılmazTurkey / Çizgi Yayınevi

This is a great opportunity to make Turkey a production workshop.

Seda Darcan ÇiftçiTurkey / Kaknüs Publishing

I think that the program, which was organized for the first time in such a comprehensive way, was extremely successful.

Amy Marie SpanglerTurkey / AnatoliaLit Agency

I had a chance to meet with publishers whom I would not be able to meet at other fairs.

İkram ArslanTurkey / Nesil Publishing

The program has contributed to the development of broad-minded, different perspectives for publishers because it has helped to bring together world publishers and ensured better recognition of international publications by Turkish publishers.

A.Sena SezginTurkey / Kalem Foundation Publishing

This was a perfectly organized meeting with due care for all details. All in all, it was a wonderful opportunity to promote Turkey.

Tülay ErsanTurkey / Ersan Publishing

The program is very good and positive in that it provided a chance to meet foreigners and promote our country.

Yusuf ÜnalTurkey / Bem Boğaziçi Consulting Publishing and Education Services

It is an invaluable opportunity for publishers who were provided with all kind of facilities. It is a gateway to copyright sales which shoud be utilized well.

Halim YazıcıTurkey / CazKedisi Yayınları

I did not have any problems during the program. The program was conducted without any hitch and in accordance with its original purpose.

Ahmet AteşTurkey / Efsus Publishing House

The meetings were good and productive. I believe these will get even better and more productive in the future.

John NaranjoColombia / Rey Naranjo Editores

It was great. One of the best in the world.

Yonas Belay MenberuEthiopia / Hohe Publisher

The program has a paramount importance to know more about Turkish publishing industries.

Mieke ChewUnited States of America / New Directions

Great opportunity to meet foreign peers, thank you

Kassem Al TarrasSyria / Dar Al-Rowad (Pioneers) Publishers

It is really a great idea to connect the world with the Turkish Publishing World. The program provides a perfect opportunity for buying and selling copyrights.

Shereen KreidiehLebanon / Asala Publishers

Very efficient, gives a general idea about Turkish books and market, and open new doors to doing business.

Ivan FedechkoUkraine / The Old Lion Publishing House

It's a realy good place for international business

Johann AttiaSouth Korea / Yeowon Media

It was a wonderful opportunity to get a deeper understanding of children's book market, its trend and perspective in Turkey and, thanks to the diversity of the publishers invited, from other countries all around the world.

Zhenis KazankapovKazakhstan / Foliant Publishing House

It was very good organized event. The most important thing that, the event was very productive.

Oussama FawazLebanon / Hachette-Antoine / Nawfal

It was a very prectical way to present and to know more about the Turkish publishing market.

Tak KuboderaJapan / BB Enterprise

For decades of time, I have been joining all those world book fairs not to mention of Frankfurt, Bologna, London and BookExpo but I can say the Fellowship Program has truly significant competitive edge with those in terms of “back-to-basic” and “grassroots” communication environment over international copyright and IP trade.

Geneviève LagacéCanada / Chouette Publishing

I think this was an amazingly well organized program. It gave me the opportunity to meet with very inspiring Turkish publishers and other foreign publishers.

Janis OgaLatvia / Apgads Mansards

The program was very well organized and provided a lot of very useful contacts and information.

Assia MousseiAlgeria / Editions El-Ikhtilef

The program has been very positive, I have now a lot of ideas of collaboration with Turkish publishers.

Prashant PathakIndia / Fingerprint Publishing

It's a great platform for young publishing houses like ours.

Babar MaqboolPakistan / Maqbool Books

I love the Istanbul Fellowship Program. It's been one of the most satisfying and useful international experiences I've had in my international business career.

Ward Akram Salameh HusainJordan / Beyrouni for Publishing and Distributing

The program is good and satisfying overally speaking, such as the staff which was amazing and helpful, which makes me consider doing it again!

Anna Schmidt AndersenDenmark / Forlæns Publishing

Great opportunity to meet other publishers, very well organized program, very friendly and helpfull staff.

Veronica Armiliato GonzalezBrazil / Editora Globo

The program was a lovely way to meet other publishers, share experiences and get to know the international market.

Nele MatheBelgië / Clavis Publishing

We had the chance to learn more about the Turkish publishing world in all its aspects, to meet many people from Turkey and from all over the world!

Victoria PeretitskayaRussian Federation / Ad Marginem Press

It was a great opportunity to know better about the Turkish publishers and to speak to collegues from around the world.

Ali AssiLebanon / Dar Al Moualef Publishing House

Excellent opportunity to share cultures through books.

Viktorija RutkauskaiteLithuania / Alma Littera

The program is amazing, full with opportunities

Milen MilevBulgaria / Paradox

The Program provided the participants with very good networking opportunities.

Gigi IshmaelUnited States of America / The Ishmael Tree

The overall atmosphere was wonderful and positive. The organizers and support staff were professional, friendly, and especially helpful in all aspects.

Asare YamoahGhana / Adaex Educational Publications

Very interactive and business focused. It offers the right opportunity for publishers to exchange works and deepen relationships.

Nahed Al ShawaCanada / Noon Books

It was very enriching and informative.

Ilona SebestyénHungaria / Nap Kiadó Kft.(Sun Publishing)

I would like to congratulate the Organisers for the awesome initiative! I find it wonderful that Turkey invests in culture, more specifically publishing and international relations!

Rajeev Dhar JoshiNepal / Kathalaya Inc

Very well though/ planned and executed well. Every publishers i met supported and briefed very well.

Filip BatkoskiMacedonia / Bata Press

In my opinion Istanbul Fellowship is one of the best organised fellowships. It will for sure foster the promotion of the Turkish literature around the world.

Bernhard MohrNorway / Cappelen Damm

I got to meet a lot of editors and rights agents from Turkish companies, as well as numerous editors and publishers from other countries. I have a much better understanding of the Turkish Publishing scene now than I had before.

Dejan TrajkoskiMacedonia / Prozart Media

The program is well conducted and allow to establish bridges between international publishers.

Konstantinos KaratzasGreece / Metaichmio Publications S.A.

Very well organized, interesting meetings, very helpful, polite and brilliant staff, a great experience.

Rexhep HidaAlbania / Publishing House Fan Noli

This Fellowship was very good organized and very fruitful.

Sif JohannsdottirIceland / Forlagid

I think the organization was very well done and the chance to schedule and meet with colleagues, from Turkey and internationally is was fantastic. It was very beneficial for me.

Nguyen Xuan MinhVietnam / Nha Nam Publishing and Communication JSC

This is a great chance to meet publishers from all over the world and have a new look at Turkish publishing.

Daniyal SalamPakistan / Ferozsons Pvt ltd

It was a very good effort very well managed and a good platform to exchange and understand views and do business with publishers from all around the world.

Julia RingoUnited States of America / Farrar, Straus and Giroux

It was a big, diverse, involved group, which I loved!

Pablo De La VegaMexico / Base Tres

Great organization and selection of participants. It was one of the most productive programs I have participated in. I had the opportunity to know many different publishers and good business are following suit.

Samuel KolawoleNigeria / University Press Plc

The programme was well organised and it provided me with a better understanding of the Turkish publishing industry and the opportunity available to collaborate with Turkish Publishers.