AKADIMYA Mini Books to Expand into Multilingual Editions

A new kind of storytelling begins.

Antalya, Turkey – July 21, 2025 — ELME Publishing, in collaboration with AKADIMYA, is proud to announce the launch of a new mini book series titled “Stories from Antalya.” This collectible series of 8.5” x 8.5” full-color books blends reflective writing, abstract art, and powerful photography to tell the deeper, more personal stories of one of the world’s most beloved cities — Antalya.

Each volume offers a quiet, image-rich journey through the city’s spirit, inviting readers to see not only the landmarks but also the rhythms, silences, and emotions that shape daily life here. These books are meant to be collected, gifted, and treasured.

“This series isn’t about sightseeing — it’s about soul-seeing.”

And this is just the beginning. The Stories from Antalya series marks the first step in a larger initiative to encourage authors around the world to tell human-centered stories from their own cities — stories that focus on people, memory, and meaning, not just monuments.

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About the Series
— Stories from Antalya
Stories from Antalya is a collectible series of AKADIMYA Mini Books, each offering a calm, layered journey into one of the world’s most visited yet least truly understood cities. This series explores Antalya beyond its beaches and postcards, uncovering the quiet rhythms, hidden histories, and living ideas that shape its essence.
Through original writing, photography, and abstract art, each volume invites visitors, expats, and residents alike to slow down, notice more, and experience Antalya not as a destination to be checked off, but as a conversation to be felt, remembered, and shared. Born from the personal reflections of Prof. Bassem Khafagy and the cultural insights of his wife, Dr. Nurgül Karahan, the series is rooted in lived experience — shaped by long walks, quiet mornings, shared memories, and a deep desire to see Antalya not just as it is, but as it feels. Together, the authors offer a unique lens into a city that continues to shape them, even as they seek to understand it.