Aslı Erdoğan has been freed by Turkey, which remains a terrible country for writers
The government of Turkey has lifted a travel ban imposed on novelist, journalist, and human rights activist Aslı Erdoğan. We’ve covered Erdoğan (no relation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) since 2016’s failed coup. The author was initially arrested in an August… Read more »
Coalition of writers sends letter to colleagues imprisoned in Turkey
A coalition of 150 writers, including Nobel laureates, former prisoners of conscience, and and many more, has sent a letter of support to colleagues imprisoned in Turkey via PEN International. Turkey, as… Read more »
PEN commemorates the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
“I’m writing to tell you that even through the concrete walls of your prison, beyond the guards, the barbed wire, the locks and keys, we can still hear your voice.… Read more »
Turkey arrests eleven more journalists, from an “institution of the republic”
Lately, we’ve had all too much opportunity to report on a sweep of arrests of Turkish writers and journalists, and closures of the news organizations they work for, which has… Read more »
Stand with Aslı Erdoğan
Earlier this month, we covered the story of Aslı Erdoğan, an acclaimed Turkish novelist who says she is being held by the Turkish government on trumped-up, vague charges, under appalling conditions… Read more »
Publisher, librarian, writer, and bookseller organizations urge Obama: tell Erdoğan to leave Turkish media alone
The Turkish government shows no sign of relenting in the media crackdown it initiated this summer after an attempted coup failed to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but American publishers, librarians,… Read more »
Turkey’s treatment of novelist Aslı Erdoğan is causing her “permanent damage”
One of Turkey’s most prominent writers is currently in police custody, where she says she is being treated “in a way that will leave permanent damage on my body.” Over the… Read more »