Üniversite memlekettir

Üniversite demokratiktir, her zaman yaşamdan yanadır ve özgür düşünceyi temel alır. Mesele bu kadar nettir

Birkaç nesil boyunca Uruguay’ın entelektüel hayatına yön vermiş olan Marcha adlı haftalık gazetenin editörü ve ülkenin önde gelen düşünce adamlarından biri olan Carlos Quijano, 1968 senesinin Ağustos ayında hükümetin üniversiteler üzerindeki baskıyı artırması üzerine “Üniversite Memlekettir” (La Universidad es el Pais) başlıklı bir yazı kaleme alır. 

The declaration of the Academics for Peace (Barış İçin Akademisyenler, BAK) “we will not be a party to this crime”, signed by 1128 individuals, a majority of whom work in academic institutions in Turkey, was made public in two press conferences held simultaneously in Ankara and İstanbul on January 11, 2016. Following the press conference nearly one thousand more of our colleagues joined in signing the declaration, hence, now, the total number of signatories now amounts to 2212. In the days following the press conference, signatories from 89 universities across Turkey faced accusations such as “supporters of terror”, “traitors”, “straw or copy intellectuals” in public statements made personally by the President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over nationally broadcasting tv and radio stations, in addition to several other government authorities, such as the Council of Higher Education (CoHE), the Inter-university Council, and by the presidencies of various universities

Hundreds Investigated for ‘Terrorism’

In the latest attack on free speech in Turkey, three academics who signed a peace petition in January 2016 have been jailed by an Istanbul court on suspicion of “making terrorist propaganda.” The three were jailed on March 15, 2016, pending the completion of a criminal investigation.