Kaknüs Yayınları

Kaknüs Yayınları (also styled Kaknüs Yayınevi) is a Turkish independent publishing house that began its publishing life in 1989 with literary magazines and cultural books. Over the decades it has grown into a broad-catalogue publisher that, according to its own about page, has released more than 800 books across some 25 categories. Its list spans psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, biography, fiction and short stories, historical novels, Turkish classics, Eastern classics, memoirs and poetry. Distinctive named libraries within its catalogue include the Halil Cibran Library, the Tolstoy Library, the Muhammet İkbal Library, the Mihail Nuayme Library, the Montessori Library, the Waldorf Library, the Furkan Library, the Üsküdar Library and the Rize Library. Beyond adult non-fiction and literature, Kaknüs has a substantial children's and young-adult programme. Its children's imprints include the Cemile series, the Atakan series, the Hamdi series, the Afacan Tavşan series and the Hayvan Dostlarım series, with activity books, puzzles, colouring and sticker titles, and bilingual Turkish–Kurdish and Turkish–English editions. The house also publishes language-learning and world-classics lines under the Genç Kaknüs (Young Kaknüs) umbrella. Kaknüs positions itself as a culturally engaged publisher bridging Turkish and world literary life, with a strong interest in psychology, psychotherapy, alternative education and Eastern thought. In 2006 the Turkish Writers' Association (Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği) named it Publisher of the Year. The company states that its books are published and read in 25 different languages. It operates a Turkish-language website with catalogues, author pages and a blog, and maintains contact addresses listed on its site.

Kaknüs Yayınları began its publishing life in 1989, initially issuing literary magazines and cultural books. From that starting point it expanded into a general-interest independent publisher with a catalogue that, by its own account, now exceeds 800 titles across roughly 25 categories. Its early identity was tied to literature and culture, but over time it built strong lists in psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history and biography, alongside fiction, poetry and memoir. A defining feature of the house is its named libraries — curated series such as the Halil Cibran Library, the Tolstoy Library, the Muhammet İkbal Library and the Mihail Nuayme Library, which group translations and studies around major Eastern and world literary figures. It also developed libraries around educational approaches (Montessori Library, Waldorf Library) and around places and themes (Üsküdar Library, Rize Library, Furkan Library). In 2006 the Turkish Writers' Association (Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği) recognised Kaknüs as Publisher of the Year, a milestone in its institutional reputation. The publisher has also invested in children's and young-adult publishing, creating series such as Cemile, Atakan, Hamdi, Afacan Tavşan and Hayvan Dostlarım, with activity, puzzle, colouring and sticker formats, and bilingual Turkish–Kurdish and Turkish–English editions. Under the Genç Kaknüs (Young Kaknüs) line it publishes world classics and language-learning titles. Kaknüs states that its books are published and read in 25 different languages, reflecting an active translation and rights programme. It continues to operate as a private, independent Turkish publishing house with a Turkish-language website offering catalogues, author pages and a blog.

• 2006

  Named Publisher of the Year by the Turkish Writers' Association (Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği).

• 1989

  Kaknüs begins publishing with literary magazines and cultural books.

Independent Turkish publisher of culturally engaged non-fiction, literature and children's books, bridging Turkish and world writing.

• Halil Cibran Library

• Tolstoy Library

• Muhammet İkbal Library

• Mihail Nuayme Library

• Montessori Library

• Waldorf Library

• Furkan Library

• Üsküdar Library

• Rize Library

• Cemile series

• Atakan series

• Hamdi series

• Afacan Tavşan series

• Hayvan Dostlarım series

• Genç Kaknüs (Young Kaknüs)

1. 1Kaknüs Yayınları official websitekaknus.com.tr
2. 2Hakkımızda | Kaknüs Yayınlarıkaknus.com.tr
3. 3Wikidata: Kaknüs Yayinlariwikidata.org