Still Life (2018) Book Launch Event

During the night of December 28th, 2011, an intelligence report about a possible guerrilla group was given to the Turkish military. Consequently, the air force ordered an airstrike with limited information on a “suspected terrorist leader” knowing that there may be civilians in the group. 34 out of 35 people from Roboski Village in the group were killed. No “terrorists.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly moved in to conceal the incident. First, he offered approximately $10,000 US dollars per person; later he increased this to around $50,000. Demanding justice, families steadfastly rejected the offer. After 328 weeks, there is still no justice..“Still Life” is an art book project on the Roboski Massacre. During the launch event the Roboski families’ representative Veli Encu (whose brother, Ferhat Encü, an MP from HDP, is now in prison) will join from Roboski Village via Skype, followed by presentation and discussion with Hakan Topal and Jeffrey Goldfarb.