Story
Aslı Ceren Aslan
A journalist and writer whose work addresses press freedom, censorship, imprisonment, exile, gender inequality and freedom of expression.
Biography
Aslı Ceren Aslan graduated from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Mathematics, in 2014. Between 2014 and 2021, she worked in various roles—including reporter, editor, and editor-in-chief—at Yeni Demokrat Kadın magazine and Özgür Gelecek newspaper in Turkey.
From 2017 to 2019, Aslan was imprisoned in Urfa Closed Prison No. 2 for her journalistic activities.
In 2021, she received a scholarship from GeoAIR, a Georgia-based arts organisation, to conduct research on the LGBTI+ community and gender inequality in the region. She lived and worked in Tbilisi from October 2021 to July 2022.
In 2022, Aslan was accepted into the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). She was hosted by the Municipality of Växjö, Sweden, as a guest journalist and writer from July 2022 to July 2024.
Publications
Birbirimizin Çaresiyiz
Published by SRC Publishing House, Turkey (2023)
Swedish translation: Bara vi själva kan rädda varandra
Published by Trolltrumma Publishing House, Sweden (2023)
Activities
Aslan currently lives in Växjö. She regularly speaks at panels, seminars, and conferences on:
- Freedom of thought
- Freedom of expression
- Press freedom
She also continues to organise workshops for LGBTI+ individuals and women, both in Sweden and internationally.
Featured text
Text
Journalism in Turkey: A Shirt of Fire
A personal account of reporting from Diyarbakır during the conflict in 2016, the criminalisation of journalism in Turkey, imprisonment, exile, and renewed concerns after the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin.
