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Turkish Professor Candan Badem Arrested for Having Book Written by Fetullah Gülen
Candan Badem of the Department of History at Tunceli University has been taken into the custody aftern being suspended from his position...
Ebby Abramson
Aug 3, 20162 min read
Petition—The War on Academics in Turkey
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned over recent reports from Turkey regarding the plight of the academic community. Since...
Ebby Abramson
Aug 2, 20163 min read
1,577 Turkish University Deans Told to Leave Following Failed Coup d'Etat
Anadolu news agency reported that Turkey's Board of Higher Education has requested the resignations of 1,577 university deans at state...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 19, 20161 min read
"A Bittersweet Happiness" in Turkey—Professor Chris Stephenson Acquitted
Chris Stephenson, who was detained and sued on the charge of “terrorist organization propaganda” for having a Newroz notice of the...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 24, 20161 min read
“Crusade Against Academics” Continues in Turkey
On Monday a Turkish court ordered the detention of Erol Onderoglu from Reporters Without Borders; journalist Ahmet Nesin; and Professor...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Turkish University Professor Fired for Insulting President Erdoğan During Lecture
Bilgi University confirmed that Professor Zeynep Sayın Balıkçıoğlu was fired after "insulting the Turkish president during a lecture"...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 22, 20162 min read
Calls for Action on Behalf of Academics in Turkey
A group of scholars in the Turkish city of Mersin who openly criticized Turkey’s military crackdown on ethnic Kurdish communities are now...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 20, 20164 min read
Turkish Academics Demanding Peace for Kurds Receive the Prestigious Aachen Peace Award
A group of more than 1,100 academics calling for an end of Turkish state violence against the country's Kurdish population won the...
Ebby Abramson
May 10, 20162 min read
Academic Freedom Under Threat in Turkey
The international scholarly community must take meaningful steps to support the Academics for Peace, says Mehmet Ugur. On January 10 of...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 15, 20167 min read
Turkish Scholars Fired, Arrested, and Detained
Turkish authorities arrested three scholars who held a press conference on March 10 in connection with signing the petition “We will not...
Ebby Abramson
Mar 17, 20164 min read
Turkish Academic Faces Jail for "Terror Propaganda" Over Exam Question on PKK Leader
According to Hurriyet Daily News, Reşat Barış Ünlü, a professor of political science at Ankara University, faces seven years in prison...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 3, 20162 min read
Endangered Scholars Worldwide Supports Academics Under Attack in Turkey
In the latest example of the Turkish government's pressure on scholars, 1,200 academics from 89 universities who signed a statement that...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 29, 20161 min read
Professor Battal Odabası Fired for Signing Peace Petition
Associate Professor Battal Odabaşı from İstanbul Aydın University has been fired for signing a declaration that calls for the restoration...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 28, 20161 min read
Turkish Government Threatens Academic Freedom
The Turkish government has taken drastic steps toward restricting academic freedoms, arresting 27 Turkish academics and launching...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 24, 20162 min read
VP Biden Chides Turkey Over Freedom of Expression
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday that Turkey, once vaunted by Washington as a model of Islamic democracy, was setting a poor...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 23, 20162 min read
Chomsky Slams Erdogan as Turkey Detains Academics
Turkish President Erdogan described Noam Chomsky, a scholar who, along with 1,128 Turkish and foreign academics from 89 universities,...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 17, 20161 min read
Turkey Detains Academics Who Signed Petition Defending Kurds
Turkish authorities detained 14 scholars on Friday, accusing them of spreading “terrorism propaganda” and of insulting the state after...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 15, 20163 min read
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