Tag: Yücel
Deniz Yücel: Resignation as PEN President – you have to be there – culture
Of Cornelius Pollmer The news from Gotha on Friday seemed as if the Berlin Theatertreffen had opened a franchise in Thuringia at short notice, a kind of side festival to…
Writers’ Association: Yücel resigned as PEN President
As of: 05/13/2022 8:07 p.m The journalist Yücel has resigned from his position as president of the writers’ association PEN. A motion to vote him out had previously failed. The…
PEN center: Deniz Yücel resigns – culture
Right at the beginning of the PEN conference there are boos and insults, the mood is extremely heated. “I don’t need it – take it or leave it, PEN,” says…
Yücel debate in the PEN center: bickering among the writers
It’s about management style, allegations of bullying and the renewal of a venerable institution: PEN President Yücel has angered members of the writers’ association. Now he is threatened with being…
Annual conference: PEN decides on dismissal of Deniz Yücel
annual meeting PEN decides on Deniz Yücel’s dismissal The journalist Deniz Yücel is not without controversy as PEN President. Photo: Gerald Matzka/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Zoff at the head of…
PEN members are calling for President Deniz Yücel to be voted out of office. – Culture
In the dispute in the German PEN center, which has also been taking place in public for a few weeks, the opponents of PEN President Deniz Yücel have resorted to…
War in Ukraine: PEN President Deniz Yücel asked to resign
It’s kind of nice that there are still conflicts where, in addition to being humanitarian and nuclear serious, you can also say that they’re extremely funny. Five former presidents of…
Open letter against the Ukraine war: what does it do, Deniz Yücel? – Culture
In an open letter, writers condemn the war in Ukraine. What is the effect of such declarations and what does it mean: someone’s words carry weight? Questions for Deniz Yücel.…
Open letter against the Ukraine war: what does it do, Deniz Yücel? – Culture
Deniz Yücel is President of the PEN Center Germany, in which many writers organize themselves. A conversation about the possibilities and limits of protest in times of war. Mr. Yücel,…
Deniz Yücel: Turkey must pay journalists 13,300 in compensation
European Court of Human Rights Turkey sentenced for Yücel detention – journalists are entitled to 13,300 euros in compensation Deniz Yücel 2019 in Berlin © Michael Kappeler / DPA Turkey…