Imprisoned Journalists

Journalist Harun Çümen, who has been detained for nearly 2.5 years, has rebelled that there is no contact visitation for 5 months due to coronavirus

Arrested journalist Zafer Özcan wrote a letter to Ebrar Beyza Özcan, her daughter, behind bars. His daughter Ebrar Beyza shared his letter about how he spent his time inside and his longing for the sky from her blogspot account: My...

The imprisoned journalist Nedim Türfent, with the letter he sent to his family, revealed the situation of the prison in the conditions of the epidemic with a newsletter.

Journalist Özcan Keser, sentenced to 9 years in prison, wrote a letter from the Tekirdağ prison explained the unlawfulness he had experienced. Stating that even his brother's rent money sent to him was considered a crime, Keser stated that he...

Emre Soncan, a journalist who was detained in Silivri Prison for 1260 days, shared his feelings with a letter he wrote. Prison notes from Emre Soncan: I am lack of love here In Emre Soncans letter titled “Give birth to...

I’m free but my friends still languish in Turkish jails

Osman Kavala, a business man who was arrested for Gezi protests and sentenced life imprisonment, called out of prison in the second year of his imprisonment with a letter.

Newly nominated for a Baillie Gifford literary prize, the political prisoner has written a novel from behind bars

“Because of the absence of law, Turkey first lost its social capital and then the trust environment.” said arrested journalist and political scientist Mümtazer Türköne.