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      • TURLA (Turkish Literature Abroad)

        TURLA Meetings organized by the Association of Press and Publishers is an online copyrights platform, that has adapted to the ongoing changes in the world. TURLA Meetings, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, introduces Turkish publishers to international publishing professionals and enables online copyrights meetings for Turkish publishers.    TURLA Meetings which is the first international online publishing platform in Turkey will take place between 17 - 19 November 2020. The program will give Turkish and international publishers the opportunity to hold copyrights meetings and matchmaking activities. Within the context of TURLA Meetings the publishers from Turkey and around the world will meet with live video B2B meetings on the website for 3 days.   The Turkish publishers who contribute to TURLA's catalogs and the international publishers from the different countries can create their profiles and online publishing house showcases on the TURLA Meetings website. The publishers can also continue to promote their books on their online showcases outside of the event dates.   TURLA Meetings collects international book fairs and the international publishing market on one website, for the easy access of Turkish publishers.

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      • Effatà Editrice di Paolo Pellegrino SAS

        Effatà Editrice is an independent publishing house, founded by Paolo and Gabriella Pellegrino in 1995 in Turin. We deal with religious non-fiction. Our aim is to bring Christian spirituality to everyone, with a fresh and contemporary language. We are open to dialogue with other faiths and try to give readers books that open their hearts and minds.

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      • Children's & YA

        Don't Stare At Me!

        by Gokce Gokceer, Pelin Turgut

        “I can be fat or too thin. I can cry in public or burst into laughter. Just don’t stare at me!” This is the story of all children who had their shares of being labeled as “different” and has been stared at. The experienced author reminds us that every one of us is unique and special no matter how different one looks or acts. A precious manifesto about embracing differences.

      • My Grandfather Is A Goldfish

        by Işıl Şahin, İnci Özdemir Illustrator: Pelin Turgut

        Think about it, even if Einstein or my grandpa forgot himself, who could forget them? I have a lot more to live with him before my grandpa completely forgets me! Mete is ten years old. A little lazy, a little mischievous, like every kid. He finds it both confusing and frightening that his grandpa, forgets him every time. When he starts to spend more time with his grandpa during one of his visits, the bond between them gets stronger as Mete witness his grandpa perspective on the world. Mete starts to leave notes for his grandpa and prepare a dictionary, so that his grandpa will be able to remember things he forgets with these notes and the dictionary. On the other hand, he has to do a project homework for school. Even though doing homework and being with his grandpa may be a bit difficult for him, the solution he finds will both bring him closer to his grandpa and enable him to successfully complete his project assignment. This is the story of Mete and his grandpa who has dementia. Işıl Şahin and İnci Özdemir tells the story of a grandpa who has dementia from the eyes of his grandson. Their touching story with the beautiful illustrations of Pelin Turgut will warm your heart.

      • Children's & YA

        The Rebel of the Mushrooms

        by Ezgi Berk, Pelin Turgut

        Just near the big city lies a green forest full of many kinds of different mushroom. As time goes by people visit the forest more often, cutting trees, using pesticides and collecting mushrooms in their plastic bags. But the mushrooms have a plan to stop people from damaging nature: They will eat the plastic bags! This story is inspired by a species of mushroom that eats plastic. The author shows children the importance of not using plastic bags through fun mushroom characters.

      • Children's & YA

        World Scientists Series: Isaac Newton

        by Gokce Akgul

        This graphic novel will show us a brief introduction of one of the greatest mathematicians and scientists of all time, Isaac Newton. Travelling back to 17th century to the villages of England, we meet little Isaac who is working with her mother in their farm. With much interested in studying the skies, we then see how he finds his own path in college. Aside from introducing the life of this great scientist, Isaac Newton will also give children an idea on the theory of light and the law of gravitation. The humorous and vivid style of this graphic novel will help children to conceptualize these hard topics in an easier and fun way.

      • Children's & YA

        Maya's Tree

        by Gokce Ates Aytug

        In this heartwarming neighborhood story, the author Aytuğ is defending life in every aspect,standing by the children, trees, cats and crows. The book whispers to the child readers that they can overcome all difficulties with solidarity and affection, and coexistence is possible only with love and respect. Maya was thinking about buying wheat grains to feed the birds living on the branches of a centenary tree in their neighborhood. One day she sees that the municipality workers are getting ready to cut down this beautiful stone pine tree. She learns that some people living in the neighborhood made a complaint saying that the tree is messing up the place. Maya was very upset. Her grandfather and tailor Arman sit onthe pavement trying to protect the tree. Seeing that she’s not alone, Maya makes a perfect plan. However the municipality workers seem to be very determined! Would the crows, Muhtar the cat, and all other supporters of Maya be able to save the pine tree?

      • The Other Lions - Öteki Aslanlar

        by Gökçe Gökçeer & Hüseyin Sönmezay

        Theme:Family, rights and freedoms, immigration, differences A mother lion with blue fur and her cubs have to leave theirhome forest as a fire breaks out. They go a long way to find anew place to live. As they reach to a new forest, a lion crossestheir path. He is the king of this forest and he has red fur.He behaves arrogant and unwelcoming. He doesn’t want tolet them in the forest because of their different color.Luckily the already some members of the forest appear. They all come together and stand up against the arrogant king.Thanks to their support the mother lion and cubs find a new home and make new friends.It is metaphorically stressed out that discriminating people by their color, race etc. and judging people from the way theylook is not a right thing and good hearts always win!This picture book is about forced migration, discrimination and all kind of differences… It’s written for the children to let thembelieve that all living things can live together. I doesn’t matter what skin color is, how they are looking, their race and gender.

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        Children's & YA

        HERBS OF THE LITTLE WITCH

        by POLONCA KOVAČ

        HERBS OF THE LITTLE WITCHWritten by Polonca Kovač and illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec The little witch is a friendly witch, and she knows not only how to turn a mean mouse into a friendly one but also all about the magic secrets of healing herbs. This is a classic prizewinning Slovene illustrated book, which can be picked up again and again and enjoyed in all its charms great and small, including its descriptions and methods of using more than 30 healing herbs. The book Herbs of the Little Witch was selected for the Ibby Honour List 2000. Format: 23 x 29.5 cm76 pages | Age: 4+

      • Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
        October 2019

        The Water's Way

        by Nalan Özdemir Erem - Gökçe İrten

        Real life is a surreal story where real heroes take roles. The water tells the story of the world, and the human kind. The myths about the Creation of the World starts with the saying “In the beginning there was water.”  “What Water Disremembers” is a contemporary fairytale which honors the wisdomof  the water and healing power of remembering.

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        Biography & True Stories

        BORIS PAHOR - THAT'S HOW I LIVED

        STOLETJE BORISA PAHORJA

        by TATJANA ROJC

        The life story of BORIS PAHOR (1913), a Slovene writer and centenarian, is at the same time a story about one of the most turbulent centuries in human history. With his clear standpoints and engagement, the author has always challenged current authorities and found himself in some of the most difficult situations of the 20th century. That’s How I Lived is also a story about Trieste and the lives of the people who moved there from rural areas, about the sad fates of Pahor’s patriotic friends and, of course, about his own Calvary through the Third Reich’s concentration camps. It offers an insight into Pahor’s private life, his first experiences of love and the first meetings with people with similar intellectual views and allies. The reader follows Pahor through his much-noticed conflicts with Slovene politicians and his activities on the international stage in favour of the rights of minority cultures. The narrative is supplemented with documents and photographs.

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