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Türk Kitabevi

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Germany's largest Turkish-language bookshop, based in Frankfurt am Main, serving Turkish readers across Europe through a store, mail order and online shop.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Türk Kitabevi (German: Türkische Buchhandlung, "Turkish Bookshop") is a Frankfurt am Main-based bookseller specialising in Turkish-language publications. According to German Wikipedia it is the largest bookshop in Germany focused on Turkish-language titles. The business is run by the Türkische Buchhandlung – Türk Kitabevi GmbH, whose managing director is the writer and publisher Tahir Hacıkadiroğlu. The company describes itself as having served book lovers across Europe for more than 30 years and as having reached more than one million customers. It reports around 160,000 customers throughout Europe and states that it ships roughly 200 books per day worldwide. Its long-standing physical shop was located in the heavily migrant-populated Frankfurt district of Bockenheim; in 2004 that shop was given up in favour of premises on Münchener Straße, a central commercial street in the city. Beyond the physical location, Türk Kitabevi operates a mail-order business through an internet shop and large-format advertisements in the European editions of Turkish-language newspapers. In its early years the house also acted as a publisher of Turkish-language books under the name Türk Kitapevi, with a focus on German-Turkish themes; since 1989 the publishing business has operated under the name Gül Yayınları. The current online shop presents Turkish books, film and music, with promotional pricing on titles by authors such as John Perkins, Kahraman Tazeoğlu, Aşkım Kapışmak, Ahmet Ümit, Dale Carnegie and Tess Gerritsen. The company has announced a comprehensive relaunch of its online store, aiming to combine book retail with a closer introduction to Turkish culture and literature, including a section devoted to its own history.

History

Türk Kitabevi is a Frankfurt am Main bookseller specialising in Turkish-language publications. According to German Wikipedia, it is the largest bookshop in Germany with a focus on Turkish-language titles. The company is run by Türkische Buchhandlung – Türk Kitabevi GmbH, whose managing director is the writer and publisher Tahir Hacıkadiroğlu. For many years the business operated a physical shop in Frankfurt-Bockenheim, a district with a large migrant population. In 2004 that shop was given up in favour of premises on Münchener Straße, a central commercial street in Frankfurt. Alongside the physical location, the company built a mail-order operation that runs through an internet shop and large-format advertisements in the European editions of Turkish-language newspapers. In its early years the house also acted as a publisher of Turkish-language books under the name Türk Kitapevi, focusing on German-Turkish themes. Since 1989 the publishing business has operated separately under the name Gül Yayınları. On its own website the company describes a heritage of more than 30 years serving book lovers across Europe, from the largest metropolises to the smallest villages, and says it has reached more than one million customers. It reports around 160,000 customers throughout Europe and states that it ships roughly 200 books per day worldwide. The company has announced a comprehensive relaunch of its online store, aiming to offer a more innovative and customer-focused experience and to add a section devoted to its own history and experience, while continuing to bring Turkish culture and literature to Europe.

  • 2004

    The long-standing shop in Frankfurt-Bockenheim is given up in favour of premises on Münchener Straße.

  • 1989

    Publishing business begins operating under the name Gül Yayınları.

  • Türk Kitabevi announces a comprehensive relaunch of its online store.

Products and positioning

Germany's largest Turkish-language bookshop, combining a Frankfurt retail presence with Europe-wide mail order and online sales, and promoting Turkish culture and literature.

  • Turkish-language books

  • Turkish films

  • Turkish music

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