E-book of 'Unemployed Journalists Chasing News' Project Goes Online in English, Kurdish
Click to read the article in Turkish / Kurdish
The articles produced in the "Unemployed Journalists Chasing News" project of IPS Communication Foundation / bianet realized by the journalists who have been left unemployed, is now online as an e-book in Kurdish and English. Turkish version of the e-book went online on July 19, 2017.
As a part of the project carried out to act in solidarity with the journalists left unemployed and draw attention to freedom of the press, 20 journalists prepared 10 news article series.The last one of the articles, that began to be published on April 18, 2017, went online on May 3, 2017. The series covers areas such as journalism, unemployment, media, gender, education, migration, city, poverty, violence and peace.
Project's supervisor was Murat Çelikkan and its coordinator was Öznur Subaşı. The jury members were Banu Tuna, Doğu Eroğlu, Haluk Kalafat, Nadire Mater, Tuğrul Eryılmaz, Yasemin İnceoğlu.
The project was realized with the financial support of the Consulate General of the Netherlands Matra-Human Rights Program, and ended with the event organized on May 3, the World Press Freedom Day.
Please find the links below for English, Kurdish and Turkish versions of the e-book:
- Unemployed Journalists Chasing News (ENG)
- Rojnamegerên bêkar li pey nûçeya xwe ne (KUR)
- İşsiz Gazeteciler Haberinin Peşinde (TUR)
The articles published as part of the project
1- Even Though They Speak Through Their New “Occupations,” They Are Journalists
2- Journalism is Banned under the State of Emergency
3- Germany: New Generation Diaspora/Kopuntu
4- Germany: Immigration of the Suffocated
5- The Organization that Made "The Arab Girl Looks from the Window"
6- How They Work/Cannot Work, Breaking Down the Stereotypes
7- They Marry White People to Avoid Discrimination
8- Private Rehabilitation Centers and Problems: The Example of Bingöl
9- Two Directors Discuss the “Educational Support for People with Disabilities” Practices
10- 'Solution is Inclusion System in Education for People with Disabilities'
11- Students and Parents from Bingöl Tell of Their Experiences
12- The Neighborhood of "Giaour" Doesn't Exist Anymore
13- Mıgırdıç Margosyan Couldn't Recognize His Street Amidst Ruins
14- The Ones Who Choose Life, Love, and to Struggle, Just to Spite Hatred
15- Ece Devrim: I Strongly Resisted Forced Sex Work
16- Şahika: You Don’t Become A Trans Woman Later
17- Emirhan: It's Necessary to Have An Organized Struggle and to Record Our Experiences
18- Sarmaşık Association Was Closed; Where Does This Leave the Victims?
19- An Alternative Bank: The Sarmaşık Food Bank
20- Sarmaşık Association is Closed; “They Are Neither Hungry nor Full”
21- Balat: A Modern İstanbul Project in a Historical Setting
22- Art Gripped by The Trustees
23- The Artists and Audience Were Left with No Stage; The Students Were Left with No Conservatory
24- KCK Operations
25- Prison Chronology of Kurdish Movements
26- Almost All Party Chairs Served Jail Term
(OS/TK)