Dr. İsrafil Kuralay’s Work was given the TYB Award
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The works and persons deemed worthy of the “2023 Writers, Intellectuals and Artists Awards” of the Writers Union of Türkiye (TYB) have been announced. Our Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. İsrafil Kuralay, received an award in the ‘Travel’ category with his book titled “Asia Diaries”.
A press conference was held at TYB Headquarters to announce the award-winning names and works for 2023 to the public. In his speech at the meeting, TYB Chairman Prof. Dr. Musa Kazım Arıcan said that while the writers, intellectuals and artists were being evaluated, the names deemed worthy of the Outstanding Service Award were also determined.
Stating that the efforts of the selection committee to search for and find good works were appreciated by the public and that TYB gained a well-deserved reputation in the world of literature, Prof. Dr. Arıcan said that the TYB awards, which have been given for many years, have become the most prestigious literary awards in the country.
Ms. Gülşen Funda was deemed worthy of an award in the ‘Story’ category with her work titled “We Call Him the Road”, Ms. Zeynep Arkan was given an award in the ‘Poetry’ category with her work titled “Nothing That Has Eyes”, and Mr. Kaan Murat Yanık was given an award in the ‘Novel’ category with his work titled “Under the Waters, Under the Skies”. Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) 2 won an award in the ‘TV Program’ category with its “Artist’s City” program, the documentary titled “Always 33 Years Old” won an award in the ‘TV Documentary’ category, and Kahramanmaraş Municipality won an award in the ‘Public Broadcasting’ category. Mr. İrfan Çalışkan was deemed worthy of the TYB Loyalty Award, and Kamil Uğurlu, Prof. Dr. Turan Koç and Belkıs İbrahimhakkıoğlu were deemed worthy of the Outstanding Service Award.
Our Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. İsrafil Kuralay’s book titled “Asia Diaries”, published by Profil Publications in recent months, received an award in the ‘Travel’ category.
