Search results for "Pinar Ogun"

Farcical indictment shows how far Turkey has fallen

 Index on Censorship condemns a criminal indictment sent to a Turkish court against 16 civil society leaders including artist Meltem Arikan, actors Memet Ali Alabora and Pinar Ogun, and journalist Can Dündar.
2019-02-21

Turkey: “Trial is in itself an act of intimidation”

 Human rights and freedom of expression organisations have condemned a judicial ruling made by a Turkish court in the second hearing of the Gezi Park trial.
2019-07-24

Turkey’s thought-provoking playwrights, actors and directors have little choice but to become exiles

 For Turkish director and actor Memet Ali Alabora, theatre is about creating an environment in which the audience is encouraged to think, react and reflect
2018-09-11

Meltem Arikan: The difference between Wales and Turkey

 While touring Wales recently with my new play Enough Is Enough, I thought about what I experienced with my earlier work in Turkey. But which Turkey?
2017-04-03

Index Awards 2014: Catching up with arts nominee Meltem Arikan

 The Turkish playwright and author has finished the script of a new play, "Sheep Republic", about oppression and how easily it is accepted
2014-07-11

Meltem Arikan: “We were prevented from expressing ourselves freely”

 After the Gezi Park protests, Meltem Arikan became a target of social media vitriol against anyone thought to be an organiser of the demonstrations. Julia Farrington spoke with Arikan about how this government-orchestrated terror campaign was to change her life.
2014-02-11

Meltem Arikan on Gezi Park: “What had happened to turn all this into a war zone?”

 Turkish author and playwright Meltem Arikan was amongst a small group of people who was accused by senior Turkish politicians and government sponsored media of being the architects of the Gezi Park demonstrations. Arikan shares her personal account of the events
2014-01-22