HBKU Press wins third prize in Istanbul Copyright Awards

The awards honour foreign publishing houses that contribute to the translation of works from the Tur

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) has won third prize at the Istanbul Copyright Awards as part of the sixth International Istanbul Fellowship Programme (IFP). The awards aim to encourage the exchange of copyrights from Turkish to foreign languages and contribute to the development of the publishing sector and cultural co-operation in the region. Organised by the Turkish Press and Publishers Copyright and Licensing Society with support of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Governorate of Istanbul, the awards honour foreign publishing houses that contribute to the translation of works from the Turkish publishing sector into other languages. “HBKU Press is committed to engaging in the cross-cultural exchange of information with fellow publishers in Turkey and with international publishers around the world,” explained Bachar Chebaro, executive director of HBKU Press. “This award further cements HBKU Press’s integral role in the copyright exchange market in the region and beyond.”