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The International Istanbul Book Fair will meet with book lovers for the 40th time on October 28
The fair, which will take place at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center between October 28 and November 5, 2023, will host valuable publishers, authors and readers from Türkiye and abroad, and will host hundreds of cultural events and thousands of signing days.Honorary Author and Theme determined
This year's Honorary Author of the International Istanbul Book Fair, which is preparing to leave 40 years behind, has been determined as Author Nermin Abadan Unat by the decision of the TÜYAP Cultural Fairs Advisory Board. During the fair, various panels and interviews will be held on Unat's life and works with her participation.
The main theme of the fair will be “Long Live the Republic” in the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Within the scope of the theme, the Istanbul Book Fair will host cultural events with the participation of esteemed guests and Honorary Author Nermin Abadan Unat.
It is expected to be flooded with visitors
The fair, which is free of charge for students, teachers, children, retired and disabled people, can be visited between 10.00-19.00 on weekdays and 10.00-20.00 on weekends. The fair will end on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 19.00, the last day. The list of events, signing days and detailed information about the fair can be accessed on http://istanbulkitapfuari.com/en
About Nermin Abadan Unat: Born in Vienna, Nermin Abadan Unat graduated from Izmir Girls' High School in 1940 and then from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1944. After working at Ulus Newspaper in Ankara for a while, Abadan Unat entered the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University as the first female assistant, and received her doctorate in 1955 with her thesis titled "Public Opinion and Sphere of Influence". In 1958 she was appointed associate professor of political science and in 1962 professor. Nermin Abadan Unat, who founded the Chair of Political Behavior at SBF, has focused on the problems related to Turkish emigration since 1963, in addition to political sociology and mass communication, and has carried out various researches in Türkiye and abroad. She published books and articles in Turkish, German and English on this subject. The author, who is also interested in women's studies, represented Türkiye in the Commission on Equality of Women and Men of the Council of Europe between 1978 and 1999. The author, who has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University for many years, gave part-time lectures at Boğaziçi University until 2016.
Nermin Abadan Unat, who gave lectures as a guest professor at various universities in Europe and the USA, served as the second president of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) between 1967-1970 and the general president of the Turkish Social Sciences Association between 1978-1982. Abadan Unat, who served as a contingent senator in the Turkish Grand National Assembly between 1978 and 1980, was awarded the High Merit Award by the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978, Women of Enlightenment in 1998, Fullbright Lifetime Academic Service in 2000, Kültür University's Woman with a Heart in 2004, Marmara Lifetime Achievement in 2006, the Istanbul Beşiktaş City Council Honorable Life Award in 2010, METU Great Service Award in 2011, Vehbi Koç Foundation Education Award in 2012, Bodrum Association for Supporting Contemporary Life Award in 2014, IU Women's Research Center Award in 2015, Ankara Mülkiyeliler Union Mülkiye Grand Prize in 2016.
Some of her books published in Turkish and foreign languages are as follows:
People's Influence and Sphere of Influence – 1955
Bureaucracy – 1959
Analysis of the 1965 Elections in Terms of Constitutional Law and Political Science- 1966
Turkish Workers in West Germany and Their Problems - 1964
Migration and Development (with Ruşen Keleş) – 1976
Teaching Press and Publication in Western Europe and Türkiye– 1972
Turkish Workers in Europe – 1976
Women in Turkish Society – 1981
Women in Turkish Society – 1982
Women in the Developing World: Evidence from Turkey – 1986
Emancipation in Exile (with Grety Mirdal) - 2015