FORUM ON EUROPEAN CULTURE
26 - 29 June 2025
Ece Temelkuran is a writer and Turkey’s most read political columnist, whose journalism has appeared in the Guardian, New York Times, New Statesman, Frankfurter Allgemeine and Der Spiegel. Because of her critical articles about Turkey, she was forced to leave the country. Her book Women who blow on knots sold over 120.000 copies in Turkey alone. Her non-fiction, including How to Lose a Country: The Seven Steps From Democracy to Dictatorship, has received international critical acclaim.
The European Cultural Foundation strenghtens the European sentiment by developing and supporting cultural initiatives that let us share, experience and imagine Europe.
