A look at the 1980 coup d’état through testimony, post-memory, and struggle for democracy

Speakers: Kerem Fırtına, Burcu Bingöllü, Doğa Yirik
Moderator: Eylem Delikanlı

As part of Doğa Yirik’s exhibition Kesintisiz, on view at Depo until April 11, post-memory studies and struggle for rights of those who experienced the 1980 coup as children will be discussed. The discussion will focus on the need to document a period as a practice of confrontation; on the work of the “one-and-a-half generation,” which makes the passing of memory possible between those who were targeted by the coup and generations with no memory of it; and on the perspective of accountability and collective labor.

Uninterrupted is a body of work by artist Doğa Yirik; it intersects a family narrative with Turkey’s recent past. The artist documents the past activities of a leftist movement and the present lives of its former members, with a focus on the artist’s father, İbrahim Yirik, and unpacks a personal archive assembled by members, relatives, researchers, and witnesses.

The event will be held in Turkish and registration is not required.

For more detailed information:
Doğa Yirik – Uninterrupted