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While Osman Kavala is in prison, we are all behind bars

Published on: 27 April 2022

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

The Turkish activist is being punished for working for peace and democracy. It’s a tragedy for him, but for the rest...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

Selahattin Demirtaş: the trial of the man who wanted to be Turkey’s president

Published on: 5 May 2021

Written by: Maureen Freely All articles by Maureen Freely

After more than four years of being held in a pre-trial detention that the ECHR ruled ‘unlawful’, Demirtaş is due to...

Published in: Can Europe Make It?

Of music, mosques and angels

Published on: 27 July 2020

Written by: Nigel Osborne All articles by Nigel Osborne

If President Erdoğan wishes to help restore the true spirit of Ayasofiya, he should free Osman Kavala now.

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Osman Kavala and the Snails: watch, enjoy, share

Published on: 23 June 2020

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

The world’s first lockdown opera, ten minutes of delight against oppression

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Osman Kavala ile Salyangozlar: İzle, Eğlen, Paylaş

Published on: 23 June 2020

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

Karantina altında bir dünya ilki opera, zulme karşı on dakikalık keyif

Published in: Can Europe Make It?

Locking up dissidents, Turkish style: the saga of Osman Kavala

Published on: 15 April 2020

Written by: Merve Tahiroglu All articles by Merve Tahiroglu

The accusation that Osman Kavala supported both the Gülen movement and the Gezi movement was outlandish from the outset.

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Turkish government trying to blame Gezi Park protest on ‘foreign actors’, says imprisoned civil society leader

Published on: 19 July 2019

Written by: Sirin Payzin All articles by Sirin Payzin

Osman Kavala says that he has been targeted by the government because of his involvement in civil society.

Published in: Can Europe Make It?

In court with Osman Kavala: Turkey’s credibility on trial

Published on: 26 June 2019

Written by: Hugh Williamson All articles by Hugh Williamson

"Kavala and the 15 other defendants are up against a state apparently determined to usurp the judicial system for...

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A letter from imprisoned Turkish human rights activist Osman Kavala

Published on: 18 January 2019

Written by: OSMAN KAVALA All articles by OSMAN KAVALA

Writing from prison, a leader of Turkish civil society asks the judiciary to show respect for individual freedom.

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A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF TURKEY

Published on: 13 December 2017

Written by: Artists network, All articles by Artists network,

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Turkophilia and the common life: a pledge, a bond, and a very special appeal

Published on: 12 December 2017

Written by: Nigel Osborne All articles by Nigel Osborne

Exactly one hundred years to the day – the story of a British Scots-Irish family who learnt to love Turkey, of two...

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Osman Kavala: Turkish democracy on the anvil

Published on: 3 November 2017

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

"To say what is being done to him is wicked is not enough. Its consequences signal the potential implosion of a vast...

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