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Peace Committee event in Ankara

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Peace Committee event in Ankara

Photograph of panellists who spoke at conferences held in the cities of Ankara, Diyarbakir and Izmir, which were organised by PEN International’s Writers for Peace Committee under the leadership of Burhan Sönmez, Board member of PEN International (2018-) and member of the English, Kurdish and Turkish Centres. Among them are: Adnan Gerger, end on the left; Nurdane Özdemir Sağkan, third from the right; Yaşar Seyman, fourth from the right, who organised this particular event; Alper Akçam, fifth from the right; and Erendiz Atasü, sixth from the right. Ahmet İnam, who is not present in this photograph, was also a speaker. This photograph was taken at an event titled Barış ve Edebiyat (Peace and Literature) that was held at the Yılmaz Güney Sahnesi’nde (Yılmaz Güney Theatre) in Ankara on 21 September – International Day of Peace – in 2018. Sönmez was elected to the Writers for Peace Committee at the 84th PEN International Congress in Pune, India, which took place on 25-29 September 2018.

Peace Committee event in Ankara

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Evento del Comité por la Paz en Ankara

Fotografía de ponentes que hablaron en las conferencias celebradas en las ciudades de Ankara, Diyarbakir y Izmir, organizadas por el Comité de Escritores por la Paz de PEN Internacional, bajo el liderazgo de Burhan Sönmez, miembro de la junta de PEN Internacional (2018-) y miembro de los Centros Inglés, Kurdo y Turco. Entre ellos: Adnan Gerger, extremo izquierdo; Nurdane Özdemir Sağkan, tercero empezando por la derecha; Yaşar Seyman, cuardo empezando por la derecha, que organizó el evento; Alper Akçam, quinto empezando por la derecha; y Erendiz Atasü, sexto empezando por la derecha. Ahmet İnam, que no aparece en la fotografía, también hizo una ponencia. Esta fotografía fue tomada en un acto titulado Barış ve Edebiyat (Paz y Literatura) que fue organizado en el Yılmaz Güney Sahnesi’nde (Teatro Yılmaz Güney) de Ankara, el 21 de septiembre - el Día Internacional de la Paz - en 2018. Sönmez fue elegido miembro del Comité de Escritores por la Paz en 84o Congreso de PEN Internacional en Pune, India, celebrado del 25 al 29 de septiembre de 2018.

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21/09/2018

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Turkish Centre

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Turkish Centre  (PEN Türkiye Merkezi)

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