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Cost of living has increased by 50 percent in İstanbul in a year

İSTANBUL PLANNING AGENCY

Cost of living has increased by 50 percent in İstanbul in a year

According to the data of the İstanbul Planning Agency, the cost of living has increased by 50.18 percent in İstanbul in a year. The housing rents in the city have also increased by 71.43 percent, the study has shown.

6 December 2021

Turhan Günay, Evrensel Publishing House Granted IPA Voltaire Prize

Turhan Günay, Evrensel Publishing House Granted IPA Voltaire Prize

International Publishers Association has announced that 2017 Voltaire Prize will be given to journalist and publisher Turhan Günay and Evrensel Publishing House, which is the 30th publishing house closed through statutory decree, to draw attention to issues in freedom of expression in Turkey.

IPA Calls for Ragıp and Deniz Zarakolu’s Acquittal

IPA Calls for Ragıp and Deniz Zarakolu’s Acquittal

The International Publishers Association (IPA) has called on Turkish authorities to drop the charges against Ragıp Zarakolu, a publisher and a Nobel Peace Prize candidate nominee, as well as his son Deniz Zarakolu who is currently serving jail time.

Dubious Theft Overshadows IPA, PEN Representatives’ Court Visit

Dubious Theft Overshadows IPA, PEN Representatives’ Court Visit

Representatives of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and PEN International who arrived in Turkey to monitor the ongoing Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial met with a dubious surprise when they found out their files pertaining to the investigation had been stolen from their car despite the presence of gendarmerie troops nearby.

4 July 2012 Nilay Vardar

"Zarakolu Deserves the Nobel Prize, not Prison"

"Zarakolu Deserves the Nobel Prize, not Prison"

The arrest of publisher Ragıp Zarakolu provoked international criticism. The International Publishers Association and PEN International criticized the arrest their announcements. Zarakolu deserved the Nobel Prize instead of prison, it was said.

4 November 2011

Publisher Sancı: Prosecuted and Awarded in One Day

Publisher Sancı: Prosecuted and Awarded in One Day

Publisher Sancı received the International Publishers Association special award; at the same time he is being tried for publishing books acknowledged as world cultural heritage. In Turkey, 27 publishers have been standing trial, sentences were issued for 30 books in the past two years.

4 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

IPA Award Goes to İrfan Sancı

IPA Award Goes to İrfan Sancı

This year's special prize of the International Publishers Association will be awarded to Turkish publisher İrfan Sancı who is currently facing imprisonment on charges of "obscenity". The Freedom to Publish Award goes to Russian journalist İsrapil Shovkhalova.

"Children Being Punished Like Armed Militants"

Freedom of Expression

"Children Being Punished Like Armed Militants"

At the sixth Gathering in Istanbul, Human Rights Watch rapporteur Sinclair Webb expressed worry about the treatment of children in court.

26 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

IPA Urges EU to Support Independent Publishers in Turkey

The International Publishers Association has called on the EU to support independent publishers in Turkey who are being restricted by Article 301 and face financial ruin because of court cases.

Joint Call for Abolition of Article 301

International PEN, Article 19 and IPA have called on Turkey to abolish the controversial Article 301.

11 September 2007