A spontaneous campaign started on Twitter last Tuesday 4th of June with the hashtag #MalpasoPagaYa (Malpaso, pay now) in support of translators affected by the non-payment of the Spanish publishing house Malpaso Ediciones. […]
Two translators among arrested human rights defenders in Istanbul

On 5 July 2017, ten human rights defenders from various international organisations who took part in a workshop on the island of Büyükada, Istanbul, were arrested. Two of them, İdil Eser and Özlem Dalkıran, also work as translators. Both are members of the Translators´ Association Turkey (Çevirmenler Birliği, ÇEVBİR). […]
First hearing in the case against the detained translator Necmiye Alpay, author Aslı Erdoğan and other members of the advisory board of the newspaper Özgür Gündem. They risk a life sentence.
Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay (70) unjustly imprisoned without trial

On 31 August 2016, Turkish translator, editor, critic, author and linguist Necmiye Alpay (70) was arrested. Alpay is a member of the Turkish Association of Translators (ÇEVBİR).
Alpay received her BA degree from Ankara University, and her Ph.D. degree from Paris University at Nanterre. She has translated numerous works into Turkish, including those of Said, Girard, Ricoeur and Marchand. Moreover, she has devoted much of her efforts to improving the quality of written Turkish, and has penned several books on the subject. Alpay has also worked as an editor for various periodicals, and has contributed regularly to several newspapers. […]
Academics, authors and translators call on translators to withdraw from Qatar Conference on Translation
CEATL expresses its concern to Turkish ministries
CEATL expresses its concern to Turkish ministries.
Suspension in court case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire
Suspension in court case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire.
German Constitutional Court rejects appeal of Hanser Publishing House
German Constitutional Court rejects appeal of Hanser Publishing House.
Verdict in reopened case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire again suspended
Verdict in reopened case against Turkish translator and publisher of Apollinaire again suspended.
Turkish court reopens case against translator and publisher of Apollinaire
Turkish court reopens case against translator and publisher of Apollinaire.
Top PEN Prize to jailed Turkish translator, writer and activist Ayşe Berktay
Top PEN Prize to jailed Turkish translator, writer and activist Ayşe Berktay.
98 subtitlers resigned from Broadcast Text International in Finland
98 subtitlers resigned from Broadcast Text International in Finland.
German translator fights publisher on Amazon
German translator fights publisher on Amazon.
Verdicts suspended in two Turkish court cases against translators and publishers
Verdicts suspended in two Turkish court cases against translators and publishers.
Literary Translators’ Society Turkey (ÇEVBİR) wins court case for plagiarism
Literary Translators’ Society Turkey (ÇEVBİR) wins court case for plagiarism.
Finnish Supreme Court settled an important copyright dispute in the right holder’s favour
Finnish Supreme Court settled an important copyright dispute in the right holder’s favour.
The Turkish Association of Literary Translators, Çevbir, condemns the arrests of intellectuals and the climate of intimidation in Turkey
Çevbir condemns the arrests of intellectuals and the climate of intimidation in Turkey.
Two more court cases against Turkish translators and publishers of foreign novels
Two Turkish translators and publishers will be prosecuted on charges of spreading obscene books.
Legal investigations concerning Turkish translation of William Burroughs’ novel ‘The Soft Machine’
Legal investigations have been started against Turkish translation of Burroughs’ ‘The Soft Machine’
German Federal Court verdict on remuneration of translators
The details of the German Federal Court verdict on the remuneration of translators have been made available.