Devran (book)

Devran is a book authored by the Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş while he was in prison in Edirne, Turkey. In the book are included fourteen short stories,[1] which focus on human rights of Kurds in Turkey.[2] It was published in 2019 by İletişim Yayınları[1]

Impact

In January 2020, the book was included into a play by Jülide Kural during which artists read out stories included in the book.[3] Opposition politicians like the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoğlu or the Party chair of the Republican Peoples Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also attended the play.[4] In 2019, Turkish prosecutors classified the possession of the book as an evidence of being a member a terrorist organization claiming it was written to praise the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[5] Despite the classification by the prosecution, the book is legally available in Turkey and can also be bought over Amazon.[6] The book caused further turmoils in 2020, as Bülent Arınç, a prominent politician of the Justice and Development Party advised the public society to read the book, which caused a condemning response by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling Demirtaş a terrorist.[7] From politicians of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Arınç was also criticized and asked if he receives a commission for his promotion of a PKK book.[8]

References
  1. "Devran" (PDF). Iletisim Yayınları.
  2. "Devran: Selahattin Demirtaş and stubborn hope". Ahval. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. "Selahattin Demirtaş's Book 'Devran' Taken to Stage by Artist Jülide Kural". Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. sabah, daily (2020-01-14). "İBB faces backlash for selling senior terrorist's book". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. "Prosecutor deems Demirtaş's book 'terrorist organization document'". www.duvarenglish.com (in Turkish). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. "Turkish government's shaky strategy against Kurds goes on". Arab News. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. English, Duvar (2020-11-25). "There's no Kurdish issue in Turkey, Selahattin Demirtaş is a terrorist: Erdoğan". www.duvarenglish.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  8. Doğrusu.com (2020-11-20). "Demirtaş'ın kitabı Devran'ı okuyun diyen Arınç'a MHP'den sert tepki". Doğrusu (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
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