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203 artists express support: ‘Sezen Aksu will never walk alone’

DECLARATION

203 artists express support: ‘Sezen Aksu will never walk alone’

In the face of targeting remarks and threats over a song, including from President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, 203 artists have expressed their solidarity with musician Sezen Aksu: “We will not lose even a single one of us.”

24 January 2022

Progressive Alliance declares solidarity with the HDP

Progressive Alliance declares solidarity with the HDP

Encompassing 135 social democratic and socialist parties from 93 countries, the Progressive Alliance has adopted a resolution: "We note, especially, the continued harassment of the HDP and call for an immediate reversal of this attack on democracy."

International support for academic Can Candan

DISMISSED FROM BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

International support for academic Can Candan

Over 300 academics and filmmakers have addressed an open letter to the Rectorate of Boğaziçi University, its Senate and the Council of Higher Education, expressing support for Can Candan, who has been dismissed by the appointed acting rector.

Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups from Iran, Greece express solidarity with LGBTI+s in Turkey

Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups from Iran, Greece express solidarity with LGBTI+s in Turkey

LGBTI+s have been targeted by the government during the protests that have been going on for a month.

4 February 2021

Supporting Academics for Peace, Erol Önderoğlu Acquitted

Supporting Academics for Peace, Erol Önderoğlu Acquitted

Having informed against himself to the prosecutor's office in support of Academics for Peace, RSF Representative to Turkey Erol Önderoğlu has been acquitted of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

24 September 2019

In Solidarity with Arrested Writer Zarakolu

In Solidarity with Arrested Writer Zarakolu

Advocators for freedom of expression from Turkey and abroad expressed their solidarity with detained writer Ragıp Zarakolu in Ankara on 25 February. PEN International Head Schoulgin and Nyegard from the Norwegian Publishers Association sent solidarity messages.

27 February 2012 Serhat Korkmaz