Aslı Erdoğan | Status: In Exile | Turkey
Aslı Erdoğan is a renowned novelist and human rights activist in Turkey who is currently on trial. More
PEN America is “Deeply Relieved” that Turkish Court Tossed Spurious Charges Against Journalists and Activists After Three-Year Legal Battle
“We are deeply relieved that after more than three years of absurd legal proceedings, justice has finally been served for these dedicated free expression activists, whose only crime was… More
Zehra Doğan | Status: Released | Turkey
Zehra Doğan, a Turkish journalist and artist, was sentenced on March 24, 2017 to two years and ten months in prison for creating a painting of a Turkish city… More
Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu | Status: Convicted | Turkey
Award-winning filmmaker Çayan Demirel and veteran journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, directors of the documentary Bakur (which means north in Kurdish), were charged in 2017 under Article 7/2-1 of Law no. 3713 on… More
Defense Lawyers for Detained Altan Brothers Ousted from Court During Trial as Freedom of Expression Continues to Deteriorate in Turkey
The ousting of Ahmet and Mehmet Altan’s legal defense team shows an egregious disregard for the rule of law and civil liberties in Turkey. More
Detention of Publisher Osman Kavala Evidence of Erosion of Liberties in Turkey
Holding Osman Kavala is indicative of a movement to silence dissent and the supporters of the kinds of cultural institutions associated with free societies. More
Sentencing of Wall Street Journal Reporter in Turkey for Spreading “Terrorist Propaganda” a Further Deterioration of Press Freedom
The unfounded and wrongful conviction of Ayla Albayrak represents a growing trend in the Turkish government's suppression of journalistic freedoms. More
Turkey: Lift travel restrictions imposed on writer Aslı Erdoğan
PEN is concerned about the travel restrictions placed by the Turkish authorities on award-winning author and PEN honorary member Aslı Erdoğan. She is due to travel to Osnabrück, Germany,… More
Editing Book Reviews: A Dangerous Act in Turkey
In the dark age of anti-intellectualism and autocracy, Turkish authorities want to keep the two editors in prison for life. More
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