In the Talking Library Center for the Visually Impaired, which operates under the Non-Book Materials Department, books are performed in line with the demands of visually impaired members through volunteer readers. Our service, which started with Braille books in 1955, continues today in 11 professional sound recording studios.
In order for our visually impaired citizens to benefit from our Audiobook archive service, they must download the scanned version of the disabled identity card or health board report from the relevant page when filling out the membership form, or “konusankitaplik@mkutup.gov.tr" must be sent to their e-mail address.
Our users can access the audiobooks in the catalog by using the advanced search options on our web page specially designed for the visually impaired, along with their TR Identity Numbers and passwords.
Our visually impaired members can access the audio books in our collection at http://konusankitaplik.mkutup.gov.tr On the other hand, audiobooks are loaded on DVD and sent free of charge to the addresses of our members who do not have or have limited internet access.
Our users can access up-to-date information on the recently added audiobooks, the most listened audiobooks, the most listened audiobooks in the last month, and the currently played books from our homepage.
At the Talking Library Center for the Visually Impaired, our volunteer readers perform books in professional format recording studios between 09.30 and 17.30 on weekdays. Our citizens who want to be volunteer readers can get detailed information about the application and voice-over process via their phone numbers 0312 470 83 22/25/26 or by sending an e-mail to konusankitaplik@mkutup.gov.tr.
The Center for the Visually Impaired Talking Library was deemed worthy of the first prize in the category of "Public Practice Award" as a result of the voting held within the scope of the Informatics 2012 event with the main theme of "Informatics for Breakthrough", organized by the Informatics Association of Turkey and in which all the parties involved in informatics took part. It was also awarded the first place in the category of Service Provided to Citizens from the Public at the eTR awards, which is given to successful projects every year by TÜSİAD and the Turkish Informatics Foundation and held for the tenth time in 2012. In addition, at the "Accessible Balkan Platform" held in Sarajevo in 2016, the "Barrier-Free Balkan Award" was presented to the Presidency of the National Library for its services to our visually impaired citizens and for the work it has done. The National Library Talking Library Center for the Visually Impaired received the “Accessibility Award in the Field of Culture and Art” given by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services in 2019.