Open Letter Condemning the Purge of Academic Institutions in Turkey
2,093 Comments
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Jacob Dut Chol Riak
10 years ago
This is outrageously unacceptable and president Erdogan should rethink this decision. Academics are the eye of the society and should be given freedom at all cost.
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
University of Juba, South Sudan.
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Chris Goldsmith
10 years ago
There is no freedom without freedom of political expression.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Shame on Erdogan!
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Kongkrit Traiyawong
10 years ago
Kongkrit Traiyawong
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University, Thailand
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Nicholas Copeland
10 years ago
The move against academic freedom is an abomination. Human dignity and freedom demand that this purge end now.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
in defense of academic freedom
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Rebecca Bamford
10 years ago
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Quinnipiac University
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Arthur MacEwan
10 years ago
Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of Massachusetts Boston
United States
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Angela Last
10 years ago
Researcher in Feminist Geopolitics, University of Glasgow
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Bill Grantham
10 years ago
Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Loughborough University London
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Anonymous
10 years ago
(for identification purposes only): Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Robert Sinnerbrink
10 years ago
Solidarity with our Turkish academic colleagues!
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Trevor McCrisken
10 years ago
Academic freedom is imperative in any society that considers itself a democracy. Lift this ban and reinstate academics now!
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Gary Shapiro
10 years ago
Defend academic freedom!
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Kofi Ofosu-Yeboah
10 years ago
You only restrain, but the body.
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Samantha Bankston
10 years ago
Respect academic freedom!
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Soren Brier
10 years ago
Please do not interfere with academic freedom that will not be good for Turkey .
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Thandeka Cochrane
10 years ago
Cambridge University
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Robin Palmer
10 years ago
Let my people go!
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Nina Power
10 years ago
Dr Nina Power, Senior Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Roehampton
This is outrageously unacceptable and president Erdogan should rethink this decision. Academics are the eye of the society and should be given freedom at all cost. Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Juba, South Sudan.
There is no freedom without freedom of political expression.
Shame on Erdogan!
Kongkrit Traiyawong Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University, Thailand
The move against academic freedom is an abomination. Human dignity and freedom demand that this purge end now.
in defense of academic freedom
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Quinnipiac University
Professor Emeritus of Economics University of Massachusetts Boston United States
Researcher in Feminist Geopolitics, University of Glasgow
Institute for Media and Creative Industries Loughborough University London
(for identification purposes only): Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Solidarity with our Turkish academic colleagues!
Academic freedom is imperative in any society that considers itself a democracy. Lift this ban and reinstate academics now!
Defend academic freedom!
You only restrain, but the body.
Respect academic freedom!
Please do not interfere with academic freedom that will not be good for Turkey .
Cambridge University
Let my people go!
Dr Nina Power, Senior Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Roehampton