Open Letter Condemning the Purge of Academic Institutions in Turkey
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Brian Lowry
10 years ago
The grossly unwarranted action against Turkish academics is a truly appalling assault on free expression, academic freedom, and democratic principles, not to mention the rule of law.
International cooperation and freedom is vital for science. This is not possible with travel restrictions for academics. Under this circumstances it wil be impossible for Turkish scientist to participate in international cooperations, e.g. EU-funded projects.
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Reg Pecen
10 years ago
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and development party (AKP) should honor the public support for democracy by adhering to democratic standards and upholding the rule of law and human rights rather than undermining them. All the international evidences and witch-hunt to thousands of innocents indicate that this was a "well-planned coup" to help President Erdogan to suppress anyone and everyone who opposes him and his ideas. It may take many more years to reroute Turkey to democracy and to the reforms of European Union. Free media press is now completely disappeared in Turkey.
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Jose Madureira Pinto
10 years ago
Retired Professor, Sociologist
University of Porto - Portugal
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Carlos A Parodi
10 years ago
How is Erdogan justifying this measure?
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Jan Kruse
10 years ago
peace and freedom
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Uzi Baram
10 years ago
New College of Florida, USA
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Viktorija Rangelova
10 years ago
Play writer and theatrologist
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Dr Tina O'Toole
10 years ago
In solidarity with academic colleagues in Turkey
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nalan erbil
10 years ago
PhD student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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Steven Levine
10 years ago
Steven Levine, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Boston
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Barbro Lebrun
10 years ago
M.D, Physisian
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Stephen Nelson
10 years ago
Philosophy Instructor, Northland Community & Technical College, Minnesota, USA
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Aku Ammah-Tagoe
10 years ago
PhD Candidate, Department of English, Stanford University
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Justine Murison
10 years ago
Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The grossly unwarranted action against Turkish academics is a truly appalling assault on free expression, academic freedom, and democratic principles, not to mention the rule of law.
University of Chicago
Visiting Scholar, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley,California
International cooperation and freedom is vital for science. This is not possible with travel restrictions for academics. Under this circumstances it wil be impossible for Turkish scientist to participate in international cooperations, e.g. EU-funded projects.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and development party (AKP) should honor the public support for democracy by adhering to democratic standards and upholding the rule of law and human rights rather than undermining them. All the international evidences and witch-hunt to thousands of innocents indicate that this was a "well-planned coup" to help President Erdogan to suppress anyone and everyone who opposes him and his ideas. It may take many more years to reroute Turkey to democracy and to the reforms of European Union. Free media press is now completely disappeared in Turkey.
Retired Professor, Sociologist University of Porto - Portugal
How is Erdogan justifying this measure?
peace and freedom
New College of Florida, USA
Play writer and theatrologist
In solidarity with academic colleagues in Turkey
PhD student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Steven Levine, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Boston
M.D, Physisian
Philosophy Instructor, Northland Community & Technical College, Minnesota, USA
PhD Candidate, Department of English, Stanford University
Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Professeur de philosophie
Phd (c) CEU
Don't call it a Republic any longer