İZKITAP-İzmir Book Fair will be held with a festival-like organization in Kültürpark between 19-28 April 2024. The main theme of Izkitapfest, which will also host the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day events, has been determined as "Children's Literature". Izkitapfest, where the guest of honor is the writer Ahmet Ümit, one of the important names of our literature, will host book lovers in special areas all around Kültürpark with the enthusiasm of spring.
İZKITAP - İzmir Book Fair, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and organized in cooperation with İZFAŞ and SNS Fuarcılık, meets the readers at Kültürpark with a festival-like organization between 19-28 April 2024. Izkitapfest, where entrance will be free, can be visited between 10.00 and 21.00.
Izkitapfest will be attended by nearly 350 publishing houses, nearly 50 second-hand booksellers and dozens of institutions; It will host a literary meeting in touch with nature, spreading to all areas of Kültürpark from Lausanne to 26 August, from Kaskatlı Havuz to Basmane and Atatürk Open Air Theatre. Izkitapfest will turn into a complete cultural feast for its visitors, not only for book shopping, but also with interviews, concerts, competitions, concerts and autograph sessions. Writers, poets, illustrators, journalists and more than 800 important names of the literary world will share their experiences with over a thousand autograph events and interviews. Non-governmental organizations and authors within these organizations will also meet with their readers and book lovers from Izmir in a specially organized area. A special book auction will also take place at the fair, which will host Turkey's largest second-hand second-hand bookshop participation with its second-hand second-hand bookshop street.
Author of the fair's guest of honor: Ahmet Ümit
İZELMAN A.Ş. The "guest of honor" author of Izkitapfest, which will bring together authors, publishers and book lovers with the support of KOSGEB and KOSGEB, is Ahmet Ümit, one of the important names of Turkish literature. At the fair, a talk on the life and works of Ahmet Ümit will be held with his participation at the Atatürk Open Air Theater on April 20 at 15.00. Ahmet Ümit will also sign his books after the interview.
Adventure game at Kültürpark
At the same time, the mysterious adventure game inspired by Ahmet Ümit's novel "Killing the Sultan" will meet with the participants within the scope of Izkitapfest. Teams participating in the "Adventure of Chief Commissar Nevzat: Mysterious Adventure in Kültürpark" will solve fun puzzles and enjoy the adventure in the mysterious corners of Kültürpark, under the leadership of Chief Commander Nevzat, to reveal the secrets. for event http://www.kitapizmir.com Applications can be made until April 15, 2024. An award ceremony will be held at the end of the event on April 20.
Atatürk Open Air Theater will host valuable names
Valuable names from the world of science, thought and literature will come together with book lovers at interviews and autograph events to be held at Kültürpark Open Air Theatre. Historian, academician, writer Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, Academician, Geologist and Scientist Prof. on April 22. Dr. Celal Şengör on April 21, Poet, Writer Murathan Mungan on April 27, Historian, Academician, Writer Prof. Dr. Emrah Safa Gürkan will meet with the people of Izmir on April 27, and Animation Producer and Cartoonist Varol Yaşaroğlu will meet with the people of Izmir at the Atatürk Open Air Theater on April 27.
Important names of literature are at Izkitapfest
At the fair, hundreds of valuable writers, poets and illustrators will come together with their readers through autograph sessions and interviews. Such as Ahmet Ümit, Ahmet Telli, Ayşe Kulin, Buket Uzuner, Canan Tan, Çağan Irmak, Mahir Ünsal Eriş, Mete Kaan Kaynar, Mine Söğüt, Murathan Mungan, Murat Menteş, Saygı Öztürk, Sema Kaygusuz, Serhan Asker, Şükrü Erbaş, Umut Sarıkaya. The names will meet with their readers at the fair. Hundreds of thousands of book lovers are expected to visit Izkitapfest for 10 days. Participating publishing houses, events, interviews, signing day calendar and more information about the fair https://www.kitapizmir.com/ It will be located at.
History will be discussed
Valuable academicians of Izmir, such as Akın Ersoy, Ersin Doğer, Erkin Başer, Melek Göregenli, Melda Yaman, Murat Tozan, will talk about the works that have contributed to the city memory from ancient times to the present day, as well as the history of the city from past to present, in interviews. At the same time, a special interview for the 50th anniversary of the Writers' Union of Turkey (TYS) will be held with the participation of TYS Chairman Adnan Özyalçıner and TYS İzmir Representative Özer Akdemir. In cooperation with the Civil Service Association Izmir Branch, the documentary "Ahmed Arif's Longing" will be shown for the first time at Izkitapfest on April 21 at 18.00 at Lozan Stage.
April 23 enthusiasm will also be experienced at Izkitapfest
Izkitapfest will also be the largest book fair to be held outdoors. The fair will offer a festival experience where you can not only shop for books or get autographs from your favorite authors, but also attend as a family, have a pleasant time, learn and have fun together. Special events for April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day will also be held at Izkitapfest. For 10 days; Many shows and different events such as concerts for children, fairy tale telling, quizzes, pantomimes and illusions will also take place at the fair.
Special events, musicals, concerts for children
There will be great excitement in every corner of Kültürpark during the week of April 23. At the fair, whose main theme is "Children's Literature", there will be Evrencan Gündüz concert on the grass field on April 23 at 15.00, Rafadan Tayfa Musical at Atatürk Open Air Theater on April 24 at 19.00, Kral Şakir Musical on April 26 at 19.00, Kral Şakir Musical, Wooden Şubadap concert at Sahne on April 27 at 12.00, Children's Theater and Fairy Tale Hour at 15.00, Black Group concert at 20.00, Village Theaters at 28 on April 14.00, İMD Rhythm Group at 15.00, 16.00. Many events such as the Future Dance Group show will be held in Istanbul.
Fair in Izmir in autumn
İZKITAP, which will take place in a festival atmosphere in the unique nature of Kültürpark in the spring, will be held in Fuar İzmir between 26 October and 3 November 2024 in the autumn and will again bring together valuable names of publishing houses and the world of literature with book lovers.