Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk

male, 57 years old
Turkish historical novelist, writer, Nobel laureate in Literature, nobel prize in literature, Essayist, turkish…CensorshipinTurkey, born in Istanbul, Turkey
The novelist Orhan Pamuk was born on June 7, 1952 in Istanbul and carries the distinct honor of being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...

Elif Şafak

female, 38 years old
University of Michigan, CensorshipinTurkey, Ph.D., From Strasbourg, Middle East Technical University, Middle East Technical University alumni
Elif Şafak (sometimes spelled Elif Shafak is a writer of Turkish descent. She has published novels written in English as well as Turkish and F...

Yaşar Kemal

male, 86 years old
kurdish, novelist, turkish, CensorshipinTurkey, From Adana, Kurdish Turkish
Yaşar Kemal is a Turkish novelist of Kurdish origins,from Van, considered to be one of the best writers in Turkey.
Joost Lagendijk

Joost Lagendijk

male, 52 years old
dutch, Green Party politician, Politics of the Netherlands, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the European Parliament, From The Netherlands…CensorshipinTurkey
Joost Lagendijk (born 8 June 1957 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of...

Perihan Mağden

female, 49 years old
Conscription in Turkey, CensorshipinTurkey, turkish, radikal, writer, Human Rights
Perihan Mağden is a Turkish writer of prose and poetry and is a columnist for the newspaper "Radikal". She was tried and acquitted on July 27th 2...

Ragıp Zarakolu

male, 61 years old
journalist, Censorship, turkish, armenian genocide, CensorshipinTurkey
Ragıp Zarakolu is a Turkish publisher who has long faced legal harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey, especially on m...