Marsyas’ Voice Still Echoes Across Anatolia

From Marsyas’ Flute to Hakan Tosun’s Camera, From Apollo to COP31

Let the world hear!

Let the defenders of life hear!

Let every Marsyas know:

We expect nothing from Apollo!

A journey from the ancient mythology of Anatolia to today’s ecological struggles…

From Marsyas’ defiance of Apollo to Bergama, from Senoz to Akbelen, from Munzur to the Perşembe Plateau, and from the Büyüknohutçu couple to Hakan Tosun, we bring more than thirty years of resistance to an international readership.

In our English-language article, “Marsyas’ Voice Still Echoes Across Anatolia,” we explore the concepts of “Right to the Village,” “Place–Decision Relationship,” and “Spaces of Life,” which have emerged and evolved from grassroots struggles and resistance on the ground, through the unifying idea of ‘the will to live with dignity’.

Drawing on these experiences, we put forward our proposals for confronting ecological destruction and open a discussion about the kind of life and future we want.

As COP31 convenes in Antalya, we ask:

Who will decide the future of the planet and our spaces of life? Those seated at Apollo’s table, or those struggling on the ground?

We are publishing our English article today, followed by the full text of our in-depth article while COP31 is still underway.

Duysun bütün dünya!

Duysun yaşamı savunanlar!

Bilsin bütün Marsyaslar:

Apollon’dan hiçbir beklentimiz yok!