Play translation: Ιoannis Kondilakis – The gift of the janissary

The play with title “The gift of the janissary” is translated from Greek to Turkish by Lale Alatli and is being performed in old coffe shops and churchs’ courtyards in Crete.

Dimitris Kallivretakis was a Creten intelectual in Crete, under the Ottoman rule period. This is his story narrated by his grandson Kostas Kallivretakis.

P.’s life (in Greek)

Νιώθω μια γλυκιά κούραση από τη ζωή που μοιράστηκε απλόχερα μαζί μου τους θησαυρούς της. Γεννήθηκα μια βροχερή μέρα του Νοέμβρη στη Μπαρμπούτα, την εβραϊκή συνοικία, με τα λιθόστρωτα σοκάκια και τα επιβλητικά αρχοντικά στη σειρά με τα περίφημα σαχνισιά, πάνω σ’ ένα από τα πόδια του Τριποτάμου. Continue reading P.’s life (in Greek)

Book translation: The Humming of the Little Tree

The Humming of the Little Tree, poetry book written by Mehmet Kansu was translated into the Greek language by Lale Alatli.

To vouito tou mikrou dendrou (Το βουητό του μικρού δένδρου), Mehmet Kansu. Vakxikon Publishing House (Athens) 2020. 136 pages. ISBN 978-960-638-108-9 Continue reading Book translation: The Humming of the Little Tree

Editing: The Working class has a historic mission

The book with the title “The Working class has a historic mission” of Grigoris Konstantopoulos that translated by Murat Issı from Greek to Turkish languge, edited by Lale Alatli.

İşçi Sınıfının Tarihi Misyonu – Grigoris Konstantopoulos – Umut Yayımcılık (Istanbul) 2018. 116 pages. ISBN: 978-605-68513-5-3 Continue reading Editing: The Working class has a historic mission

Meeting the neighbour through the literature: Turkish literature in Greece and Cyprus

 The conference titled “Meeting the neighbour through literature: Turkish literature in Greece and Cyprus” was held in Komotini on the 18th and 19th of May 2018 .

Lale Alatlı participated with her speech “Between two…” in which she talked about translation of modern Turkish literature into Greek and the present situation of  the translated Turkish literature in Greece.

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