Iran; the ancient land of poetry, is now in blood. There is blood on its avenues and streets. In hopes of seeing peace taking the place of foul play,  we invite all the people in the world and in our country  to try their best, as soon as possible, to support the efforts of  bringing
violence to a close. We hope that all kinds of artifices used by the authorities who prefer provoking authoritative oppression, in stead of
supporting democracy, will come to an end.

İnci Aral
President
Turkish PEN Center