Message from Detained Writer Tözeren: Look up to the Sky for Me
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Ayşegül Tözeren, a literary critic and a physician who was detained yesterday (August 20), has sent a message through her lawyers.
Saying today his her birthday, she remarked that she has served literature and the profession of medicine for more than 15 years.
Fatih Polat, the editor-in-chief of the daily Evrensel, shared the message on Twitter:
"Today is my birthday. I have been serving the medical profession for more than 15 years. I have been working to contribute to Turkish literature perhaps for longer. I have always believed in solidarity and in creating together.
"Yes, today is my birthday. My only wish from my friends is... Since it is a six-step-long prison cell that I have been deemed worthy of...
"Look up to the sky.
"For me.
"Look long..."
After a 24h ban on her access to lawyers, detained journalist, literary critic and medical doctor #AyşegülTözeren was allowed to see her lawyers @Erdal_Dogan_ & Mustafa Söğütlü.
— nazimdikbas (@nazimdikbas) August 21, 2019
For 5 minutes.
Because there were no officers on duty.
This is the note she sent us, in TR & ENG: pic.twitter.com/UzKhN5Vgu8
(RT/VK)