Iletisim, one of Turkey s leading publishers, has a unique position in the publishing scene due to its wide range of interests and quality of choice. In the space of four decades, Iletisim books have become a vast library comprising the most significant titles from international and Turkish literature, human sciences, history, politics, and social studies. The contributions from Turkish and foreign scholars with studies that probe the complex and controversial topics of Turkey s social and political history as well as those of the neighbouring regions distinguish İletişim as a publishing house that has guarded the frontiers of scholarly research in Turkey and elsewhere. Beside the publication of fiction, and non-fiction books, Iletisim is also involved in encyclopedia publishing. Its own encyclopedias are compiled with the intention to provide a first-hand source for researches of Turkey s social and political life.