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Turkey’s Crackdown on Academics Represses History Once Again

Yazar / Referans: 
Brennan Cusack, New York Times Opinion
Tarih: 
08/07/2019

A campaign of silencing and prosecution is creating a vacuum at a pivotal moment.

For the past two decades, the Turkish academic Ayse Gul Altinay has been providing, through her writing and research, incisive analysis of the impact of violence on her country. Her work offered a better understanding of how conflict has passed through generations and was beginning to build a blueprint on how to break this cycle.

Constitutional Court Takes on Trial of Academics, What will Happen is Uncertain

Yazar / Referans: 
Tansu Pişkin, Bianet
Tarih: 
05/07/2019

Individual applications by Academics for Peace who were given prison terms have been sent to the General Assembly of The Constitutional Court. Meanwhile, the courts began to postpone ongoing trials to wait for the top court verdict.

The First Section of the Constitutional Court examined the individual applications of the academics who were given prison terms for "terrorist propaganda" for having signed the declaration titled, "We Will Not be a Party to This Crime" and sent the file to the General Assembly on July 3.

Support by BirAraDa Association for Imprisoned Academics Füsun Üstel and Tuna Altınel

Yazar / Referans: 
Ekin Eylem Yıldız, Bianet
Tarih: 
02/07/2019

The Association for Science, Art, Education, Research and Solidarity (BirAraDa) has organized a postcard workshop in solidarity with imprisoned Academics for Peace Füsun Üstel and Tuna Altınel, who have been behind bars for over 50 days.

Established by the joint initiative of the Solidarity Academies' Coordination (DAK), the Association for Science, Art, Education, Research and Solidarity (BirAraDa) has organized a workshop in support for imprisoned Academics for Peace Füsun Üstel and Tuna Altınel.

Statement on the Imprisonment and Judicial Harassment of Academics in Turkey

Yazar / Referans: 
International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs
Tarih: 
01/07/2019

The International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs notes with great concern the ongoing judicial harassment of signatories of the Academics for Peace petition in Turkey. We are particularly alarmed at the imprisonment of Prof. Dr. Füsun Üstel and Dr. Tuna Altınel who have been deprived of their right to liberty since May 2019, and we call for an end to all such procedures.

Three Academics Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Yazar / Referans: 
Hikmet Adal, Bianet
Tarih: 
01/07/2019

Having their final hearings at the İstanbul 32nd Heavy Penal Court, three academics have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for having signed the peace declaration. The announcement of their verdicts has been suspended.

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse today (July 1).

Presiding Judge: Why Didn’t You Make a Call to the Terrorist Organization?

Yazar / Referans: 
Tansu Pişkin, Bianet
Tarih: 
19/06/2019

Two Academics for Peace have had their hearings at two courts. Presenting her statement of defense at the İstanbul 32nd Heavy Penal Court, Hazal Halavut has been asked by the Presiding Judge, “Why didn’t you make a call to the terrorist organization?”

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse today (June 19).

Court to Await Constitutional Court Ruling on Academics for Peace

Yazar / Referans: 
Tansu Pişkin, Bianet
Tarih: 
18/06/2019

Upon the request of lawyer Eyüboğlu, the court has ruled that the Constitutional Court ruling on Academics for Peace shall be awaited till a verdict is given for three academics. One academic has also been given a deferred prison sentence of 15 months.

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse yesterday (June 18).

Ghent University Position on Collaboration with Turkish Universities

Yazar / Referans: 
Ghent University
Tarih: 
13/06/2019

Starting with the publication of an ‘Academics for Peace’ petition in January 2016, and further increasing after the attempted coup in July 2016, large numbers of state employees in Turkey have suffered dismissal or other sanctions without due process. Among them are several thousands of academics. Many Turkish universities have actively collaborated in the implementation of these government measures against their employees. Under its Human Rights Policy, Ghent University considers such universities as (co-)perpetrators of serious human rights violations.

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