The Tenkil Museum, one of the most comprehensive human rights and memory initiatives addressing developments in Turkey in recent years, will open a new exhibition on February 7, 2026, in Hanau, Germany.
At the center of the exhibition is the Tenkil Catastrophe Main Exhibition, which focuses on systematic human rights violations that have taken place since 2013 and directly affected hundreds of thousands of people. The exhibition documents how freedoms, professions, and social life were gradually dismantled.
Alongside the main exhibition, a special section titled “Media & Tenkil” will be presented to the public for the first time. This section represents the first comprehensive exhibition project examining the role of the media and its public responsibility during the Tenkil process.
Media & Tenkil: A Special Section Shown for the First Time
The “Media & Tenkil” section brings together the long-term observations, documents, and testimonies of journalists who have been both witnesses to and victims of the transformation of the media landscape.
It highlights the pressure faced by media workers, the closure of media outlets, and the impact of one-sided broadcasting on the public sphere. Through concrete publication examples, the exhibition shows how injustice has been rendered invisible through propaganda, silence, and repetition.
The section also sheds light on journalistic practices continued in exile and the ongoing struggle for truth, once again underscoring the public responsibility of independent journalism.
A Memory Space for Public Confrontation
Going beyond individual suffering, the Tenkil Museum exhibition reveals how the public sphere has been damaged and explores the broader social consequences of this destruction. It serves as a space for collective memory and public reckoning.
Exhibition Details:
- Title: Tenkil Catastrophe – Confronting and Healing
- Location: Schloßplatz 1, 63450 Hanau, Germany
- Date: February 7, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (CET)
