Regulation On The Identification And Registration Of Manuscripts And Rare Printed Works Has Been Published

The Regulation on the Identification and Registration of Manuscripts and Rare Printed Works ("Regulation") entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated September 5, 2025. The Regulation establishes the procedures and principles for the identification, registration and acquisition of manuscripts and rare printed works belonging to individuals, legal entities and public institutions for manuscript libraries.

Manuscripts are works written by hand that possess artistic, historical, or substantive value. Rare printed works, on the other hand, are defined as publications printed before November 1, 1928, the date when the Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet entered into force, as well as books written in other languages.