TURKISH PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION TEL: +90 212 512 5602
FAX: +90 212 511 7794
WEBSITE: http://www.turkyaybir.org.tr/
E-MAIL: info@turkyaybir.org.tr
ADDRESS: Prof. Kâzım İsmail Gürkan Cad., Ortaklar Han No: 12/3, 34440 Cağaloğlu – ISTANBUL / TURKEY
FOUNDED: 1985
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Çetin Tüzüner
Vice President: Muhsin Çetin
General Secretary: Metin Celâl Zeynioğlu
Accountant: Kenan Kocatürk
Members:Niyazi Şimşek, K. Emrah Özpirinçci, Arman Fikri
Coordinator: Akın Dirik
Numbers of Members: 300
Objectives: To further the development of publishing; to find solutions to professional problems; for these purposes, to cooperate with ministries and all official/non-governmental institutions; to fight against pirate publishing; to work to lift barriers on freedom of expression and publishing; to contribute to the development of culture, literature and art; to strive to make our country an international publishing centre; to gain support for social and scientific enquiry and to encourage book reading.

Activities: National participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009); "Freedom of Expression and Publishing Award (each year); Istanbul International Book Fair; Izmir Book Fair; Bursa Book Fair; Konya Book Fair (annually); Turkish Publishing Congress (biannually).

Member of international organization: International Publishers Association (IPA)

Organization of the Association:

• General Assembly
• Executive Board
• Audit Committee
• Honours Committee
• Commissions
• • Cultural Publishing Commission
  • Importers Commission
  • Educational Publishers Commission
  • Academic Publishers Commission
  • Digital Publishers Commission