İTLF - İstanbul Tanpınar Litarute Festival 2010
About the Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival
The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival establishes an annual forum for followers of Turkish and international literature. Authors, publishers, critics, translators, and members of the press from around the world will have the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange ideas, and discover the rich literary voices of today's Turkey .
There is a clear literary international interest for Turkey in recent years. Orhan Pamuk received the Nobel Prize for Literature, Turkey was the Guest Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 2009 was declared Turkish Year in France, and most welcomingly in 2010 Istanbul is the 2010 European Capital of Culture. These developments are being watched closely by the literature community both within and without the country. Istanbul's growing international recognition draws last years' sponsors to extend their support to 2010.
ITEF is a vision shared by several individuals passionate about contemporary writing and literary heritage, who thought that the thriving Istanbul literary scene was incomplete without an international festival of literature. The organisers would like to thank all of those who have made ITEF possible and contributed to the planning of the programme, and in particular Literature Across Frontiers without whose encouragement and support the festival would not be taking place.
Join us in celebrating the wonders of literature in the magical city of Istanbul.
Our first ever ITEF in 2009 was supported both by foreign and Turkish organizations.
Hare Likörleri
Çırağan Palace Kempinski
D&R Mağazaları
TÜYAP
Türkiye Yazarlar Sendikası
Ghetto
Küp Yazılım
Şimdi Kafe
Sefahathane
Mavikum Kitapevi
Kaktüs Kahvesi
Yurtiçi Kurye
Okan Üniversitesi
Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi
Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi
Yeditepe Üniversitesi
İstek Okulları
ITEF 2010 Supporters
British Council
Goethe Institute
Hollanda İstanbul Başkonsolosluğu
Institut Ramon Lull
Spain Ministry of Culture
Institudo Cervantes
The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
Israel Consulate Istanbul
Istanbul French Cultural Center
Literárne Informačné Centrum
Literature Across Frontiers
Polish Book Institute
Romanian Cultural Institute
The General Directorate for Book and Libraries
Winternachten Festival