Turkey’s First Copyright Agency
ONK Agency Inc., formerly ONK Copyright Agency, was established in 1959 by Osman N. Karaca. With the exception of a few representatives that already dealt with copyrights regarding photography, feature articles and comic strips, ONK became the first and largest literary and dramatic agency in Turkey over the years.
Book Rights
Onk Agency proudly represents a variety of Turkish authors and translators managing their book rights both across the country and worldwide. The Agency also steps forth with its foreign rights department, representing over one hundred foreign publishing houses and agencies, majority of them being exclusively.
Stage Rights
For many years, Onk Agency has an important reputation in the industry with being the only copyright agency in Turkey, operating in the field of performing arts. In addition to many Turkish playwrights the Agency represents, Onk Agency continues to collaborate with hundreds of foreign agencies as well as individual playwrights, successfuly managing their foreign rights activities.
Film & TV Rights
Representing our author’s film rights constitutes another key area of our work. Our contribituon to the film and TV industry involves a variety of activites which include, adapting well-known literary works to film and TV, partnering our authors’ scripts with the right producers, or even providing on-demand screenwriting services with a wide network of screenplay writers.
Other Rights
As their representative, ONK Agency keeps close track of its authors’ works, being published in different platforms such as audio-books. Last but not least is Onk Agency’s active role in music rights management; acting as the authorized representative of a number of musical works composed for stage.
