Released and rearrested, Altan is currently in prison in Turkey on charges related to the 2016 coup attempt. Altan received France's André Malraux award and Germany's Scholl Prize for his prison memoir "I will never see the world again".
Revered for his expertise on Turkey by CNN, PBS, NPR, and BBC, historian Dr Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute penned a new book, “Erdogan’s Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East”.
"Arrest in Granada" is a poetic account of Goethe Medal awardee Dogan Akhanli's journey through the Turkish justice system, studying his four incarcerations in forty years.
Having served in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Iraq as a Turkish military adviser, Al-Monitor's columnist Metin Gurcan studies the change in the Turkish Military before and after the failed military uprising on July 15, 2016.
Fashion designer Barbaros Sansal reveals how his social media post snowballed into being lynched and how he survived the 56 days of imprisonment in Silivri in his recent book titled “Linç - Makam Odasi”
#WeAreArrested is the true story of Can Dundar's commitment to expose the truth in the face of huge personal risks. Dundar broadcasts his daily political commentary on Ozguruz Radio.
Detained as alleged terrorist supporter with her son, Mesale Tolu's book depicts her everyday struggle between hope and despair during her 8 months of political imprisonment in Turkey.
Published during his one-year imprisonment in Turkey, Deniz Yucel's book is a collection of his articles and interviews - all enlightening, entertaining and at times grim, given the challenges of politics in Turkey and in Germany.
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Karsu Donmez
MUSICIAN
Award-winning Turkish-Dutch jazz pianist and singer Karsu received the "Best Artist of the Year" award in Kazakhstan. She is currently on tour in Asia and Europe promoting her new album, "Karsu"
Amsterdam, holland
Ahmet Altan
WRITER
Released and rearrested, Altan is currently in prison in Turkey. He received France's André Malraux prize and Germany's Scholl Prize for his prison memoir "I will never see the world again".
ANKARA, TURKEY
Feryal Ozel
ASTROPHYSICIST
A professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in the Astronomy Department and Steward Observatory, Ozel is celebrated for her pioneering contributions to the physics of neutron stars and black holes.
ARIZONA, U.S.A.
Haluk Bilginer
ACTOR
One of Turkey's most versatile actors, Bilginer Best Actor award at the 2019 Emmy Awards, for his role in “Persona”, a series by PuhuTV, Turkey's first entertainment and video on demand channel.
IZMIR, TURKEY
Cenk Uygur
BROADCASTER
Turkish-American political commentator and main host/ co-founder of the 'The Young Turks' program, announced his candidacy from California's 25th district, running for U.S. Congress elections in 2020.
LOS ANGELES, USA
Idil Baydar
COMEDIAN
Turkish-German cabaret artist Baydar received eight murder threats against her speech but delivered it regardless, in commemoration of the Mölln victims of the 1992 arson attack on the Arslan family.
NIEDERSACHSEN, GERMANY
Dilek Gursoy
HEART SURGEON
Doctor Gursoy received the German Medical Award, "Medizinerin des Jahres 2019" (Physician of the Year) for her achievment as the first female physician in Europe to implant an artificial heart.
NEUSS, GERMANY
Belit Onay
POLITICIAN
Greens Party candidate Turkish-German politician Onay is the newly elected Mayor of Hannover. His victory makes him the first Turkish-born mayor of a big city in Germany.
Hanover, Germany
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