‘Banned from our own lives’: intellectuals mourn the Turkey that once was
In Turkey’s April 16 referendum, voters will decide whether to allow president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to consolidate his powers and extend his term. This article, originally published on February 28 2017, celebrates the country’s formerly inclusive, multicultural democracy and asks whether it is already past the point of no return – with or without referendum.
I write life for those who can catch it in a breath, in an exhale. Like one picks a fruit on a branch, like tearing out a root.
– Asli Erdoğan, from Taş Bina ve Diğerleri.
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