We speak to Turkish artist, poet, and activist Ege Dündar about his experience of forced exile following the persecution of his father in Turkey, his debut poetry book, All These Things Aren’t Really Lost, and how solidarity acts as ‘medicine’ against oppression.

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Ege Dündar is a 28 year old writer and activist from Turkey. He has been working at PEN International campaigning for free expression for nearly 7 years across various projects and positions, most recently as Youth Engagement Coordinator. His debut poetry book All These Things Aren’t Really Lost is due out from Black Spring Press soon. He produced a report for German foundation Körber Stiftung on the state of Exile Media in Europe. Ege was also contributor in our latest issue, Beyond Resilience.

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