by TurkeyPurge | May 16, 2019 | Int'l Reactions
The International Press Institute along with other 18 press freedom and freedom of expression organizations – including PEN International and several PEN Centres – sent today a joint letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling for justice following the...
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...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Doğan Akhanlı, a Turkish-born German author was detained by Spanish police at Turkey’s request on Saturday. With the charges raised against him remaining unknown, German officials said the move was politically motivated. Having fled Turkey to Germany in 1991, the...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 24, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey-based Women Writers Association (KYD) Spokesperson Sevim Korkmaz Dinç was detained by anti-terror police as the government tightens its grip over intelligentsia during post-coup emergency rule, on Thursday. Author of three books, Dinç is a member of global...
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