Petition of PEN America Translation Committee: Free Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay
Tags: TurkeyPEN America Translation Committee took the initiative for a petition to demand that Turkey release translator, writer and free speech defender Necmiye Alpay. Alpay has been unjustly imprisoned since her arrest on 31 August 2016. For those of you who wish...
Freedom of expression and refugees are the main themes at International Translation Day in Turkey (Istanbul, 30 September 2016)
Tags: TurkeyOn the occasion of International Translation Day, the Turkish Translators’ Association (ÇEVBİR), in cooperation with Translation and Interpreting Association Turkey (Çeviri Derneği) and the Association of Publishers in Turkey (YAYBİR) will organise a...
Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay (70) unjustly imprisoned without trial
Tags: TurkeyOn 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...