On October 21st, 2025, the supporters of Pinar Selek, the Franco-Turkish sociologist and writer who has been unjustly prosecuted for 27 years in the Turkish courts, will gather at Iméra for a day of support.

Visuel de la journée de soutien à Pinar Selek du 21 octobre 2025.

On Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, while a large delegation will be in Istanbul to attend the sixth hearing in the trial against Pinar Selek and call for her definitive acquittal, supporters of the researcher will be meeting in Marseille to stand in solidarity. Two meetings have been organised during the day:

From 9am to 4pm at Iméra (Maison des astronomes, conference room)

  • Welcoming Pinar Selek supporters
  • Speakers include lawyers, academics, judges, trade unionists, human rights activists, feminists and artists.
  • Duplex with the delegation present in Istanbul and Pinar Selek’s lawyers at the end of the hearing.

Registration is mandatory to attend this part of the day.


How to get to Iméra: 2 place Leverrier, 13004 Marseille – Tram 2 direction La Blancarde – Station Longchamp.

6pm at the Acazar Library

Ariane Ascaride will perform a reading of Pinar Selek’s texts.

Admission is free, subject to availability.

The Alcazar Library, 58 Cours Belsunce 13001 Marseille.