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Academic Meral Camcı Before Court

Academic Meral Camcı Before Court

Academic Meral Camcı subjected to custody order upon signing the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime” has been referred to the prosecution after giving testimony in the police department.

Academic Meral Camcı Arrives in Turkey

Academic Meral Camcı Arrives in Turkey

Academic Meral Camcı on whom custody order has been issued for signing the declaration titled “We will not be a party to this crime” has returned to Turkey. Camcı will go to police station with her attorneys tomorrow.

Oran sues President Erdoğan for Damages Over Defaming Academics

Oran sues President Erdoğan for Damages Over Defaming Academics

Baskın Oran has brought a defamation claim against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in amount of 3,110 Euro damages for defaming the academics with expressions such as “despicable”, “tyrant”, “dark as pitch”, “ignorant”, “disgusting”, “tainted souls”.

148 US-based Academics Call For Solidarity With Turkey

148 US-based Academics Call For Solidarity With Turkey

148 US-based academics have sent a solidarity letter to US State Department urging them to call on the Turkish government to put an end to the oppression and free the academics arrested.

Freedom Watch in Front of 2 Prisons for 3 Academics

Freedom Watch in Front of 2 Prisons for 3 Academics

Freedom Watch continuing in front of Bakırköy prison for the arrested academics is being held in front of Silivri prison today (March 25).

Dündar, Gül Visit Peace Watch for Arrested Academics

Dündar, Gül Visit Peace Watch for Arrested Academics

Can Dündar and Erdem Gül have visited the Justice Watch in front of Bakırköy Prison demanding freedom for the arrested academics. The Justice Watch will continue today and there will also be one tomorrow in Silivri.

Watch In Front of Prison for Arrested Academics

Watch In Front of Prison for Arrested Academics

Boğaziçi University students and academics of the Boğaziçi University and Academics for Peace Initiative are on watch in front of the prison where the three academics are arrested.

Watch In Front of Prison for Arrested Academics

Watch In Front of Prison for Arrested Academics

Boğaziçi University students and academics of the Boğaziçi University and Academics for Peace Initiative are on watch in front of the prison where the three academics are arrested.

Nişantaşı University Discharges 6 Signatory Academics

Nişantaşı University Discharges 6 Signatory Academics

Contracts of six academics signing declaration of Academics for Peace have been annulled in Nişantaşı University.

9 February 2016

Support for 'Academics for Peace' from Times Higher Education

Support for 'Academics for Peace' from Times Higher Education

Support letter signed by as many as 500 academics from over 20 countries for Peace for Academics has been issued in The Times’ weekly supplement, the Times Higher Education.

1 February 2016

Freedom of Expression Message from Okan University

Freedom of Expression Message from Okan University

Okan University Presidency has expressed that opposing all sorts of terror acts and violence is a necessity for respect for human rights and that freedom of expression should be sensitively guarded.

18 January 2016

HDP, CHP Call to Release Academics

HDP, CHP Call to Release Academics

HDP has supported the declaration of the Academics for Peace, noted that the practices against the academics were unlawful and stated that the suspensions and custodies should be put an end to.

15 January 2016

Academics for Peace: We Stand by Our Signatures

Academics for Peace: We Stand by Our Signatures

Academics for Peace have announced that they stand by the signees and their signatures on the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”. They have re-expressed their demands for peace and have announced that they would launch the judicial process against the defamations and the threats.

14 January 2016

Academics Comment on President’s Wording

Academics Comment on President’s Wording

Prof. Dr. Şahika Yüksel, journalist-academic member Tuğrul Eryılmaz, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Erzan, Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, and journalist-academic member Füsun Özbilgen have commented on Erdoğan’s wording.

14 January 2016

Support for Academics from Psychologists

Support for Academics from Psychologists

Association of Psychologists for Social Solidarity has said, “We declare that we oppose threats and oppressions, and support ‘peace and negotiation’ call by Academics for Peace Initiative”.

14 January 2016

19 Mayıs University Launches Investigation against 6 Peace Statement Signees

19 Mayıs University Launches Investigation against 6 Peace Statement Signees

Presidency of Samsun 19 Mayıs University has initiated an investigation against six academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

13 January 2016

Bozdağ Addresses Academics: As If Aliens Dug the Ditches

Bozdağ Addresses Academics: As If Aliens Dug the Ditches

Minister of Justice Bozdağ has said, “They don’t have the eyes to see and lack the capability to comprehend” referring to academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

13 January 2016

Academics: We will not be a Party to This Crime

Academics: We will not be a Party to This Crime

1,128 academics from 89 universities in Turkey, and over 355 academics and researchers from abroad have signed a text calling on state of Turkey to end state violence and prepare negotiation conditions.

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