by TurkeyPurge | Aug 6, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, living in exile in Germany as she risks a life sentence on terror charges at home, thinks the writing is on the wall: Her country is sliding into fascism. Speaking to AFP, the award-winning author, still traumatized by the four months...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 13, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
Turkey’s prize-winning author Aslı Erdoğan said during a live TV interview on France 24 TV channel that people in Turkey “are afraid of breathing, let along tweeting,” as thousands of university students in Turkey have been jailed over tweets across the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 14, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel and Turkish author and honorary PEN member Aslı Erdoğan have been awarded the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media in Leipzig. According to Deutsche Welle, the award is given to those who are...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan has won Erich Maria Remarque peace prize in Germany, on Friday. Spent 132 days in jail over terror charges last summer, Erdogan said she is happy for winning the price, meanwhile, sad over the fact that “180 writers in Turkey are still in...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 4, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
PEN International said on Monday it is concerned about travel restrictions imposed by Turkish authorities on award-winning author and honorary PEN member Aslı Erdoğan and called for their immediate removal. In a statement on its website, PEN International said Erdoğan...
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