Ege Dündar

Ege Dündar is a Turkish writer and activist, serving as PEN International’s youngest board member. He works to support writers at risk and leads initiatives with peers from 58 countries to develop the Young Writers Committee and Tomorrow Club, amplifying brave young voices worldwide. His debut book, All These Things Aren't Really Lost, was featured in Best New British and Irish Poets 2019–2021. He has also worked as a researcher on exile media in Europe and artistic freedom. His fable Duvar (The Wall) was co-written with his father, Can Dündar — a journalist who was unlawfully arrested in Turkey. After facing an armed assault and the illegal confiscation of their assets and passports, the family was forced to leave the country.

Ege Dündar adalah penulis dan aktivis asal Turki yang saat ini menjabat sebagai anggota dewan termuda di PEN International. Ia bekerja untuk mendukung para penulis yang berada dalam situasi berisiko, serta menggerakkan berbagai inisiatif bersama rekan-rekannya dari 58 negara untuk mengembangkan Komite Penulis Muda dan Tomorrow Club, yang bertujuan mengangkat suara-suara muda pemberani dari seluruh dunia. Buku debutnya, All These Things Aren't Really Lost, masuk dalam daftar Best New British and Irish Poets 2019–2021. Ia juga pernah bekerja sebagai peneliti media pengasingan di Eropa dan kebebasan artistik. Fabelnya yang berjudul Duvar (The Wall) ditulis bersama ayahnya, Can Dündar, seorang jurnalis yang ditangkap secara tidak sah di Turki. Setelah menghadapi serangan bersenjata serta penyitaan ilegal atas aset dan paspor mereka, keluarganya terpaksa meninggalkan negara tersebut.