the past and the present of book publishing in kurdish language in ...
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sent Kurdish <strong>book</strong>s by mail <strong>and</strong> afterwards he found <strong>the</strong>m thrown away –<strong>the</strong> post <strong>of</strong>ficials had taken <strong>the</strong> fee but had not sent <strong>the</strong> <strong>book</strong>s. However,customs formalities <strong>and</strong> mail services became easier after <strong>the</strong> law waschanged. There are still court cases aga<strong>in</strong>st people who have received“banned” <strong>book</strong>s from Europe though. For example, <strong>the</strong> case aga<strong>in</strong>st MehmetEren, an employee at Deng Publish<strong>in</strong>g House <strong>in</strong> Diyarbekir was stillcont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> February 2006 (68).Some Kurdish publishers send <strong>book</strong>s to sell to <strong>the</strong> Kurdish clubs orfriends <strong>in</strong> Europe. The <strong>book</strong>s are more expensive <strong>in</strong> Europe because <strong>the</strong>postal expenses are <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> price.3.4.2.1.2 In Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Kurdistan (Iraq)Avesta Publish<strong>in</strong>g House has made an agreement to send approximately 30copies <strong>of</strong> its publications to a <strong>book</strong> seller <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> town <strong>of</strong> Duhok <strong>in</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rnKurdistan. The <strong>book</strong>s are currently be<strong>in</strong>g sold <strong>the</strong>re but at lower prices than <strong>in</strong>Turkey. There is no postal service between Turkey <strong>and</strong> Iraq now butundoubtedly <strong>book</strong> sales will <strong>in</strong>crease when <strong>the</strong> post starts function<strong>in</strong>g.I have not found any Kurdish publishers who sell <strong>book</strong>s from Turkey tolibraries <strong>in</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r countries. Meanwhile Goran C<strong>and</strong>an from Stockholm sells<strong>book</strong>s to libraries such as <strong>the</strong> Library <strong>of</strong> Congress <strong>and</strong> Harvard CollegeLibrary <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> USA (69).3.4.3 SalesKurdish <strong>book</strong>s published <strong>in</strong> Turkey sell between 100 to 1000 copies ayear. Undoubtedly, <strong>the</strong> quantity varies accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> <strong>book</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>publisher. The best sell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>book</strong>s are dictionaries <strong>and</strong> grammar <strong>book</strong>s. Hereare a few examples:1. Ferhengok (Cep Sözlüğü) Kurdî-Tirkî – pocket Kurdish - Turkishdictionary, Welat Publish<strong>in</strong>g House.2. Kurdî-Tirkî/Türkçe-Kürtçe Ferhengê Berîkê/Cep - pocket Turkish –Kurdish/ Kurdish - Turkish dictionary, Doz Publish<strong>in</strong>g House.3. Zana Farqînî, Ferhenga Tirkî-Kurdî - Kurdish - Turkish dictionary,Weşanên Enstîtuya Kurdî.4. Baran, Dersên Zimanê Kurdî – Lessons <strong>in</strong> Modern Kurdish, DengPublish<strong>in</strong>g House.The first <strong>book</strong> had four editions <strong>in</strong> 2002-2003 with a pr<strong>in</strong>t run <strong>of</strong> 13500,<strong>the</strong> second one - three editions with a pr<strong>in</strong>t run <strong>of</strong> 9000, <strong>the</strong> third one – twoeditions with a pr<strong>in</strong>t run <strong>of</strong> 8000, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> fourth one – five editions.32
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