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Gezi trial | Verdict to be protested in Berlin

CALL BY 5 PEOPLE

Gezi trial | Verdict to be protested in Berlin

“A reproduction of a cell in Silivri Prison, Europe’s biggest prison in the outskirts of İstanbul that symbolizes the repressive regime in Turkey, will accompany this march”, which will also be joined by RSF and Amnesty International.

Writer Aslı Erdoğan acquitted in Özgür Gündem retrial

Writer Aslı Erdoğan acquitted in Özgür Gündem retrial

The retrial of writer Aslı Erdoğan following an appeals court ruling has ended in her acquittal of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

11 February 2022

Necmiye Alpay, Aslı Erdoğan, Zana Kaya Released

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM CASE

Necmiye Alpay, Aslı Erdoğan, Zana Kaya Released

Tried in Özgür Gündem case, Aslı Erdoğan, Necmiye Alpay and Zana Kaya have been released. Erdoğan was under arrest since August 19, Alpay since August 31 and Kaya since August 22.

29 December 2016

Aslı Erdoğan Solidarity in France

Aslı Erdoğan Solidarity in France

A solidarity night has been organized in Paris for arrested writer Aslı Erdoğan and that her stories were read out.

13 December 2016

Alpay, Erdoğan Released of One of Charges, Further Arrested on the Other

Alpay, Erdoğan Released of One of Charges, Further Arrested on the Other

Özgür Gündem daily’s Publishing Consultant Board members Alpay and Erdoğan have been released of one of the charges, yet will futher be under arrest on the rest of the charges.

23 November 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Publishers from Germany to Come to İstanbul for Aslı Erdoğan

Publishers from Germany to Come to İstanbul for Aslı Erdoğan

German Book Publishing and Publishers Association Stock Market Union CEO Alexander Skipis and John Steinmark have submitted a petition to ministers to meet imprisoned author Aslı Erdoğan.

9 November 2016

Support Letter From Aslı Erdoğan, Necmiye Alpay to Cumhuriyet daily

Support Letter From Aslı Erdoğan, Necmiye Alpay to Cumhuriyet daily

Aslı Erdoğan and Necmiye Alpay both arrested in the investigation into Özgür Gündem daily, have sent Cumhuriyet daily a letter of support.

1 November 2016

Aslı Erdoğan Receives Tucholsky Prize

Aslı Erdoğan Receives Tucholsky Prize

Novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan, who has been under arrest since August 19, has received the literary award the Tucholsky Prize.

21 September 2016

Objection to Aslı Erdoğan’s Arrest Overruled

Objection to Aslı Erdoğan’s Arrest Overruled

An objection raised against Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan’s arrest has been overruled today by İstanbul 5th Criminal Court of Justice.

5 September 2016

This is the Country in the Crimson Cloak

TUĞÇE ISIYEL PENNED

This is the Country in the Crimson Cloak

One can support a writer by understanding them, by breathing in their world afresh, by trying to hear their voice once more. If we fail to do so, it is all too easy to slide into anger. One must not give up.

31 August 2016 Tuğçe Isıyel

Support to Aslı Erdoğan from Germany

Support to Aslı Erdoğan from Germany

The writers from Germany including Günter Wallaraf, and European culture institutions have demanded that arrested novelist and Özgür Gündem columnist Aslı Erdoğan be released.

Campaign to Act in Solidarity With Aslı Erdoğan

Campaign to Act in Solidarity With Aslı Erdoğan

In the campaign launched on social media to act in solidarity with arrested novelist Aslı Erdoğan, many well-known figures are expressing their support with their photos carrying banners reading “None of us are outside if Aslı Erdoğan is inside”.

Aslı Erdoğan: I Haven’t been Given My Medication, Wasn’t Let Out To Fresh Air

Aslı Erdoğan: I Haven’t been Given My Medication, Wasn’t Let Out To Fresh Air

Arrested Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan has noted that she had not been given her medication in the prison and was being held in a solitary confinement cell. Her attorneys have objected to her arrest.

Freedom Watch Begins for Aslı Erdoğan

Freedom Watch Begins for Aslı Erdoğan

Freedom watch has begun for novelist, Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member and columnist Aslı Erdoğan in front of the prison where she is being kept.

Support from Writers for Detained Aslı Erdoğan

Support from Writers for Detained Aslı Erdoğan

Writers have voiced their support for the detained novelist and Özgür Gündem writer and Publishing Consultancy member Aslı Erdoğan with a text carrying 149 signatures.

19 August 2016 Helin Yıldırım

Novelist Aslı Erdoğan Detained

Novelist Aslı Erdoğan Detained

Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultancy Board member and novelist Aslı Erdoğan’s home was raided last night, Erdoğan detained.

Writers to Visit Border to Kobane

Writers to Visit Border to Kobane

A group of writers will head to Turkey’s border this Saturday to reiterate their demands to open a corridor to Kobane.

24 October 2014