Since he became Prime Minister of Turkey in 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's rule has become increasingly authoritarian, with his treatment of journalists, writers and artists causing international concern. Juliet talks to art critic Fisun Güner (https://fisunguner.com) and Tuna Erdem of the Istanbul Queer Art Collective (https://www.istanbulqueerartcollective.co.uk) about how the situation has worsened since the Occupy Gezi protests in 2013 and the failed military coup of 2016, why Erdoğan's government has targeted the art world, and how artists might fight back.SELECTED REFERENCESAhmet Altan: https://pen.org/advocacy-case/ahmet-mehmet-altanHalil Altindere: https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/halil-altindere-wonderland-2013/Yüksel Arslan: http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/yuksel-arslan-1007.htmNicolas Bourriaud: http://www.artnews.com/2018/05/09/nicolas-bourriaud-curate-2019-istanbul-biennial/Nuri Bilge Ceylan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149196Diren Coşkun: https://lgbtinewsturkey.com/2018/02/08/lgbti-activist-kivilcim-arat-joins-diren-coskuns-death-fastNilüfer Demir: http://100photos.time.com/photos/nilufer-demir-alan-kurdiSELAHATTIN DEMIRTAŞ, Dawn (2017): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/23/writing-opposition-turkey-grim-tradition-publishingZehra Doğan: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/1319540-1319540Latifa Echakhch: https://frieze.com/article/latifa-echakhchBülent Ersoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bülent_ErsoyEsmeray: https://pen-international.org/news/interview-esmeray-juliet-jacquesAra Güler: http://www.araguler.com.tr/aboutaraguler.htmlAsena Günal: https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2016/10/turkey-art-troubled-times/Erdum Gündüz - 'Standing Man': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-22962526/turkey-s-standing-man-silent-protest-spreadsNâzım Hikmet: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/nazim-hikmetHouse of Wisdom (exhibition): https://collectivecukurcuma.com/2018/07/27/house-of-wisdom-i-nottingham/Osman Kavala: http://www.depoistanbul.net/en/announcement-free-osman-kavala/Pinar Marul: http://tzvetnik.online/portfolio_page/pinar-marul-at-ojÇiğdem Mater: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çiğdem_MaterHENRY MILLER, Tropic of Capricorn (1934)North (dir. Çayan Demirel, 2015): https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/apr/20/turkey-censorship-north-documentary-istanbul-film-festival-kurdistan-workers-partyOrhan Pamuk: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/oct/23/books.turkeyRenzo Piano: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/istanbul-modern-renzo-piano-1233959ELIF ŞAFAK, The Bastard of Istanbul (2007): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jul/29/fiction.features1belit sağ: https://frieze.com/article/turkish-video-artist-and-activist-asks-how-do-you-make-story-disappearTahribad-i İsayan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx36mnZvEO0AHMET HAMDI TANPINAR, The Time Regulation Institute (1962): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/28/ahmet-hamdi-tanpinar-the-time-regulation-institute-turkey-western-timeAli Taptık: http://www.alitaptik.comAhmet Telli: https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/12/21/intellectuals-launch-petition-to-support-poet-harassed-at-university-event/Ece Temelkuran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ece_TemelkuranYoğunluk (Istanbul art collective): http://www.yogunluk.org/en/team.html