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Books

LITERATURE: The important classical and contemporary names of world and Turkish literature are brought together under the logo of YKY. Novels, stories, diaries, memoirs, essays and criticisms of prominent authors are published after careful examination of our experienced editors. YKY publishes the backlists and classic collected works of distinguished literary names of Turkish literature and also publishes masterly translations of renowned world literature.

POETRY: Distinguished poets of Turkey and the world, anthologies, literary works about poetry, masters and young poets, collected poetry, “profiles”… YKY Poetry Series with its popular and already classic “square” books, embraces the classic works of Turkish and world poetry. With books of poetry and other literary works about poetry, our series aims to present the verses of most distingusihed poets.

KÂZIM TAŞKENT CLASSIC WORKS: This series aims to present classic works of literature for the first time in Turkish, translated from original language. Among the works of literature in our series which also includes some “translation classics,” there is a wide range of books from Shakespeare’s Richard II to Joyce’s Ulysses.

COGİTO: In this series which is based on groundworks of philosophers, scientists and researchers about philosophy, sociology, human sciences and philosophy of science, modern and classic, Turkish and foreign authors are brought together. “Thoughts” from past and present are in Cogito…

ART: Including books about plastic arts, performance arts, architecture, music and traditional arts with rich visuals and documents, this is one of the most “stylish” series of YKY. All areas of the arts, with richly illustrated, powerfully written accounts are available at YKY.

CITY MONOGRAPHIES: This series about Turkish citiesaims to present the poetry of our land. Edirne, Diyarbakır, Adana, Urfa, Konya, Balıkesir, Mersin, Mardin, Kars, Gaziantep... The stories of Turkish cities full of history are told in city Monographies.

LIBRARY of DOĞAN KARDEŞ: This series is named after the oldest children’s magazine in Turkey and has filled the bookshelves of Turkish children since 1992. Children’s literature and reference books for schoolchildren and young adults are published in appealing editions.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: This series includes the books published in famous French publishing house Gallimard’s “Découverte” series. “Découverte” series is published in more than 30 languages. Printed with a private design, in different dimensions and satisfying content, these books are an important source of practical information for readers of all ages and covers many different areas of interest such as ancient Greece, Central Asia, Gelileo, Picasso, colors, numbers, music and sports…

MERİDYEN: “Meridyen” books with their different design, special print format and content aim to bring a fresh breath to the publishing community. “Meridyen” aims to represent some distinguished authors that have written considerable and exciting books in their special fields. With this series, Turkish readership will get to know popular and high quality “bestsellers” of the world.

HISTORY: Crusades, Ottoman Empire, Constitutional Monarchy II, World War II, İsmet İnönü, Nihat Erim, Kâzım Karabekir, Celal Bayar, Amin Maalouf, Halil İnalcık, West and East: these are all subject matters of our history series. From economy to sociology, from architecture to politics, select histroy books that cover world and Turkish history are presented to our readers…

DELTA: Complete Novels of Sabahattin Ali, Complete Poetry of Nâzım Hikmet, Collected Short Stories of Füruzan, History of English Literature by Mîna Urgan, Stories, Poems and Plays of Sabahattin Ali, Complete Poetry of İlhan Berk… Delta Series, with its smart design and quality print, aims to present complete works of important literary figures in one volume.

GRAPHIC NOVEL: Everyone’s favourite Red Kit, everyone’s favourite Daltons and their best adventures… Famous cowboy of the Wild West and his loyal enemies, the Daltons make a comeback with their funniest adventures.

SPECIAL SERIES: Classic referance works such as Turkey Civilizations Guide, History of the Private Life, Travelogue of Evliyâ Çelebi and thematic referance books about nature’s treasures: grape, olive, yogurt, honey, birds, horses...

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Traditional “Tuesday Meetings” were held at Yapı Kredi Culture Center during 2000-2001 and various subjects were treated, many questions were debated. The books published under this series are recordings of the subject matters discussed during these meetings, in order to document and present them to the future.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUES: The catalogues of the exhibitions held in Yapı Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Muesum, Yapı Kredi Kâzım Taşkent Art Gallery and Yapı Kredi Sermet Çifter Hall are presented in this series. These eexhibitions and their catalogues are indispensable for lovers of art, history and literature.