“For one of the most disturbing parts of the story is that the censorship regime presents its oppressive universe as a celebration, as a form of salvation. We will not attend any Scissors Days; we will rock the boat instead”

“As musicians, perhaps we never imagined our concerts would be cancelled simply for speaking out on social issues. Or that, as women musicians, what we wore on stage would not be up to us. We never thought we would have to compromise so much on our bodies, our voices, our lyrics, and our melodies”

“We can now say that state censorship has become almost redundant, as responsiblecitizens effectively manage the mechanisms of censorship by filing complaints and targeting books themselves”

“In Turkey, self-censorship as a concept permeates the financing, production, and distribution of cinema”