Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet

With his drawings, Ahmet Bilge has been reaching out to his audience from behind bars via bianet, expressing criticisms of current issues concerning politics, the government, poverty and the gap between technology and our lives.

Ahmet Bilge

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Held in Elbistan Prison in Turkey's southeastern province of Maraş, Ahmet Bilge, behind bars for 27 years, has drawn for bianet.

With his drawings, Bilge reaches out to his audience from behind bars, expressing criticisms of current issues concerning politics, the government, poverty and the gap between technology and our lives.

Here are his latest drawings about the economic crisis in Turkey, the hardships especially faced by students in finding affordable housing and rector appointments to universities among many other issues...

"Economy"

"Rector"

"Bezos Tourism"

"Command! We have found a room full of illegal immigrants!"

"Where are you from? Stay in your land [yurt in Turkish], in your land!"

"Are there any dorms [yurt in Turkish]?"

"You have come back with an empty bag again?"

"It doesn't look like anything you know outside! Rising foreign exchange and inflation have reduced humans' purchasing power. Kitchens and trash cans are all empty!"

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1994'ten bu yanı mahpus. bianet'te çiziyor, yazıyor. Elbistan E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi'nden 17 Ekim 2022'de Antalya Cezaevi'ne sürgün olarak gönderildi. Öncesinde sırasıyla Diyarbakır, Ordu ve İskenderun cezaevlerinde bulundu. Mahpusluk öncesi Dicle Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği Bölümü'nde okuyordu.