The İstanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival

  • Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, the 20th century Turkish author best known for his novel “Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü,” or “The Time Regulation Institute,” used to complain during his lifetime that his work was underrated; that he could not realize his ideals. However belatedly, this 20th century author’s appeal is expanding day by day; so much so that

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  • Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, the 20th century Turkish author who is known to have fretted about being overlooked during his life, is finally — albeit posthumously — expanding his boundaries. Tanpınar came under the spotlight last year when the English translation of his 1949 novel “Huzur” was released in the US under the title “A Mind

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