Bio – English

My undergraduate degree is from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Department of Sociology (Istanbul, Turkey). I have a master’s degree from Istanbul Bilgi University Cultural Studies Department and I follow PhD seminars in Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.

I work on prisons/confinement, labour movement, social movements, political history and ‘disadvantaged’ groups.

I have been involved with the works of Civil Society in Penal System Association (Ceza İnfaz Sisteminde Sivil Toplum Derneği, CİSST) since 2011 and served as a project coordinator, board member and chairman. Within the association, I am the co-founder of Turkey's Center for Prison Studies (TCPS), together with Eva Tanz and Ayşegül Algan.

With Ayşe Berna Uçarol, we have a radio program on labour rights in Açık Radyo, by the name “Emeğin Gündemi” (the labour agenda).

I have been the lecturer of the Human Rights course in Arel University (2014, Istanbul), and a board member for the Association of Graduates of Sociology (Sosyoloji Mezunları Derneği, SOMDER) (2012-2014).

Books (in Turkish):

• Kanlı Pazar/1960’lar Türkiyesi’nde Milliyetçiler İslamcılar ve Sol (The Bloody Sunday – Nationalists, Islamists and Left in Turkey in 1960s, Kalkedon, Istanbul, 2012).
• Kapatılmanın Patolojisi/Osmanlı’dan Günümüze Hapishanenin Tarihi (The Pathology of Confinement – History of Prisons from the Ottoman Era to-date, Kalkedon, Istanbul, 2014).
• Mahpus Hakları El Kitabı (Handbook on Prisoner’s Rights, with Başak Ekinci, TCPS, Istanbul, 2015).
• Mahpuslar İçin Haklarım Başvuru Kılavuzu (Prisoners Rights Application Guide, İstanbul, 2016)

I have also edited many books on prisons, and I have articles published on books, journals and Bianet website. I have been involved in, or coordinated, many projects in Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, and CİSST.

Married to Tevrat Asyalı, I have a son, and a daughter.

I had to leave Turkey at the end of 2018 due to lawsuits filed against me, so I continue my studies abroad.

Yeni Kitaplarım

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  Kanlı Pazar

  Eser Adı: Kanlı Pazar – 1960’lar Türkiyesi’nde Milliyetçiler, İslamcılar ve Sol Yazar: Mustafa Eren Yayınevi: Kalkedon Yayıncılık Kapak Tasarımı: Şahan…

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  Kapatılmanın Patolojisi

  Eser Adı: Kapatılmanın Patolojisi / Osmanlı'dan Günümüze Hapishanenin Tarihi Yazar: Mustafa Eren Yayınevi: Kalkedon Yayıncılık Kapak Tasarımı: Şahan Yatarkalkmaz Basım…

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  Mahpus Hakları El Kitabı

  Eser Adı: Mahpus Hakları El Kitabı Yazar: Başak Ekinci - Mustafa Eren Yayınevi: TCPS Kitaplığı Kapak Tasarımı: Tayfun Koç Basım…

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  Haklarım Başvuru Kılavuzu

  Eser Adı: Mahpuslar İçin Haklarım Başvuru Kılavuzu Yazar: Mustafa Eren Basım Tarihi: 2016 Sayfa Sayısı: 24 Eğer, hapishane idaresi veya…