Abstract
Turkey has a rich book and library tradition going back centuries. This article presents an overview of Turkish libraries and librarianship by providing information specifically on the library tradition in Turkey, public and special libraries, librarianship education, professional associations and publications, and recent developments including some special projects run by the state and NGOs.
Highlights
Turkey has a rich book and library tradition going back centuries
The management of all waqf libraries, established for different purposes over the years and in a sense serving as public libraries, was entrusted to the General Directorate of Libraries operating within the Ministry of Education
The General Directorate of Libraries and Publications, as it is called, and which operates under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is responsible for all the public and manuscript libraries in Turkey
Summary
Turkey has a rich book and library tradition going back centuries. This tradition has continued to these days as the Ottoman sultans and other wealthy people supported the production of manuscripts and established libraries. In 1729 the first printing house was established, and after the 1850s libraries and their
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