art has a class

Art Cannot Be Above Class in a World Where We Have Classes

My sister, my comrade, my hero

This is a letter written after the martyrdom of Helin Bolek, from one of Helin's comrades.

Helin Bolek’s Defense

On the one year anniversary of Grup Yorum member Helin Bolek falling martyr, we share with you her defense in court. Art is the product of a human. It arises from human interactions. It tells social life and events in an aesthetic language. This language sometimes becomes painting, sculpture, sometimes theatre, these are just formal …

Write A Letter

Writing letters to political prisoners is a great way to let them know that they're not alone, it is a concrete way to support those imprisoned for their political struggles. By sending letters about our daily lives, or sending postcards from your country with images, we can light up the day of the political prisoners …

Attacks against Grup Yorum: ‘They want to ‘Yavuz Bingölize’ us’

Grup Yorum is facing a new wave of attacks. Group members were detained in a raid last week and İdil Cultural Center was destroyed. We had a talk with the members of Yorum about what happened during the raid, what the attacks were aimed at, how they will continue on this road, and the artist's struggle against fascism.