PEN Türkiye Merkezi

PEN Turkey Writers' Association has granted its annual Duygu Asena Women's Rights Award to Emeritus Prof. Ayşe Buğra.

February 22, 2021

"She did not change her usual prudent and humble attitude in the face of the attacks against her personality and...

PEN INTERNATIONAL CENTRES CONDEMN ARREST OF BELARUS PEN MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES

September 09, 2020

Member Centres of PEN International around the world condemn the arrest yesterday of members of the Belarus PEN Centre. This

WINPEACE (Women's Initiative for Peace) has announced a declaration concerning the present tension in the Eastern Mediterranean. We, as PEN Turkey Centre, support the following declaration wishing a peaceful and reasonable solution:

September 08, 2020

We, as WINPEACE (Women's Initiative for Peace) members from Turkey, Greece, and Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, are deeply concerned about the recent developments...

PEN Turkey protests against the social media law

August 01, 2020

In a public statement PEN Turkey Centre has protested the new law on social media that will increase the oppression...

Joint Statement for Journalist Nedim Türfent

June 18, 2020

Today, the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 42 undersigned organisations mark the 1,500th day of...

The Loss of poet, writer Cengiz Bektaş

March 21, 2020

Poet, writer, dedicated member of PEN Turkey Cengiz Bektaş passed away. Intellectual. Architect. Poet. Author. Researcher. Critic. All these fused...