Tag: Asli Erdogan
Asli Erdogan calls on Europe to stand up for its values
Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan has been in jail since August 19 for alleged links to Kurdish militants. She has written an urgent plea for European leaders to speak out against current developments in Turkey. Dear friends, colleagues, journalists and members of the press, I am writing this letter to you from Bakirkoy Prison, the day […]
Margaret Atwood writes to imprisoned Turkish writer Asli Erdoğan
On PEN’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Canadian poet, novelist and activist Margaret Atwood writes to imprisoned Turkish writer Asli Erdoğan. Dear Asli Erdogan, Today is your 91st day behind bars. I’m writing to tell you that even through the concrete walls of your prison, beyond the guards, the barbed wire, the locks and keys, we […]