On the art of Translating
In this section, we share with you relatively recent (2020 onward) discussions, round tables, and TED Talks by translators who address issues in translating Ottoman and Turkish literature.
2024
Maureen Freely, Translating the landscape: An overview of 20 years spent traveling between Turkish and English
2023
Yılmaz, Simge. “Translating Turkish Literature into Turkish? The Ambiguous Positioning of German-Turkish Literature in Turkey.” Journal of Literature Culture and Literary Translation, no. 1, vol. 14, Dec. 2023, doi:10.15291/sic/1.14.
Sophie Levy, A Conversation with Turkish Translator Maureen Freely, Center for the Art of Translation
2022
Aysel Başçı, “The Tanpınar Challenge” — The Bosphorus Review of Books
Maureen Freely, “An interview with Maureen Freely about her path to translation, the art of translation and translating Orhan Pamuk” — Asymptote
Literaturca — Podcasts about Turkish literature and culture includes conversations with fascinating contemporary translators about their work.
2020
Kaya Genç, “On Turkish Literature”
“Notable Turkish novelist, translator, editor, and journalist Kaya Genç speaks with host Andrew Singer about historical and contemporary Turkish literature, literary translation into and out of Turkish, and conditions for Turkish authors in recent years, as well as diaspora Turkish literature being written in English”
Sevinç Türkkan “Activist Translation”
An online conference with three activist translators hosted by PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library.