“The purpose of art is to create heavens to balance the world because there are so many hells in the world, there are wars, tortures and oppressions, there is unhappiness etc.”

Turkish journalist and human rights advocate Award-winning reporter and former political prisoner, known for his investigative work on Turkey’s Kurdish conflict and his outspoken criticism of government repression. His writings and interviews offer sharp, firsthand perspectives on dissent and survival under authoritarian pressures.