The year started with our "We are all Deniz" campaign, designed to rally our international readership for the release of Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yucel, who was held in a high-security prison in Turkey without a charge for a year.
As he and many other imprisoned Turkish Expats suffered from the 'agent-terrorist' slanders in Turkey, we fought to clarify the misjudgments and clear the smear on our humble expat lives.
As our news defined the character of International Turks, the cases were dropped one by one, showing the significance of our publication and the power of our network.
"Turkuaz gradually became an international name and a welcoming platform for Turkish Expats worldwide. I can only be proud to have initiated such an influential movement."