As one of the titles of the 17th Istanbul Biennial, Mantı Postasi (English: Dumpling Post) is named after the Kayseri Dumpling Festival and is a form of reaction. This newspaper was published after the Hrant Dink Foundation’s “Kayseri and Its Surroundings: Social, Cultural and Economic History Conference”, which was planned to be held in Kayseri in 2019 and was banned first by the Kayseri Governor’s Office and then by the Şişli District Governor’s Office.
This newspaper is published within the scope of the 17th Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of the Chrest Foundation, Heinrich Böll Foundation Turkey Representation, and SAHA–Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey. The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of İKSV.