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    ArmenPress
    Nov. 2, 2004

    ARMENIAN PUBLISHERS SHOWCASED THEIR BOOKS AT ISTANBUL FAIR

    YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS: For the first time Armenian
    publishers showcased some 300 titles of their books at an international
    book fair in the Turkish Istanbul from October 23 to October 30. Vahagn
    Khachatrian, the chairman of the Armenian Publishers' Association, told
    Armenpress that some fifty Armenian publishers took their books,
    ranging from Turkish-Armenian and vice versa conversation booklets,
    dictionaries, works of Armenian classical and modern writers and also
    textbooks and illustrated albums to Istanbul.
    "We decided against taking historical novels to Turkey because of
    our concerns that they may be perceived wrongly and cause problems,
    taking instead only fiction, culture and art books," he said, adding
    also that their other concern was about whether Armenian publishers had
    to participate in the book fair at all.
    "But I have to admit that the Turkish society is taking great
    interest in books and literature in general and our participation did
    not go unnoticed by the Turkish readers and members of the local
    Armenian community. Our participation was covered, apart from local
    Armenian papers, also by influential Turkish newspapers Hurriyet and
    others," he said.
    Khachatrian said the Turkish side promised to provide next year
    Armenian publishers with 50 square meters of space instead of 12 meters
    this year, free of charge. Turks also invited Armenian painters to
    exhibit their works at the next fair at 100 square meters of space to
    be given also free, not counting pledges to cover the traveling and
    other expenses of the head of Armenian painters' delegation.
    Khachatrian drew parallels between book fairs in Istanbul, Berlin,
    Frankfurt and the fair held in Yerevan saying publishers in these
    countries enjoy the support and assistance of the govenrment, which is
    not the case with Armenia.
    He also said Armenian books may sell well only in Moscow, where
    three is a strong Armenian community. "Out of 70,000 strong Armenian
    community of Turkey few people can read in Armenian," he said.
    Armenian publishers were invited to participate in the fair by the
    Association of Turkish Publishers and the fair's management. Also local
    community and Armenian-language newspapers assisted the delegation.
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