Ayşe Nur Zarakolu ( née Sarısözen ) ( 9 May 1946 – 28 January 2002 ) was a Turkish author , publisher and human rights advocate . She was co-founder , with her husband Ragıp Zarakolu , of notable Turkish publishing house Belge and , in the 1980s , became the director of book-distribution company Cemmay , the first woman in the nation to hold such a position . Zarakolu 's publications brought her into frequent conflict with Turkish press laws ; in 1997 , '' The New York Times '' identified Zarakolu as " one of the most relentless challengers to Turkey 's press laws " . Issues Zarakolu helped publicize in Turkey include the Armenian Genocide and human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey . Imprisoned multiple times for her publications , she was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International and her legacy continued to face legal challenge in Turkey after her death . She has received multiple awards and honors for her work and the Human Rights Association of Turkey ( İHD ) bestows the Ayşe Zarakolu Freedom of Thought prize in her honor
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu