Open Letter Condemning the Purge of Academic Institutions in Turkey
2,093 Comments
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Liqun chen
10 years ago
keep the academics clean, please.
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Marta Kozlowska
10 years ago
That's a disgrace!
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samuel song
10 years ago
freedom. science,tech is not politics
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Christopher Bell
10 years ago
A purge of academics is always a precursor to tyranny. The inability of a few privileged elites to tolerate academic discussion (and criticism) is a sign of weakness.
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Matthew Gabriele
10 years ago
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
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Wladyslaw Chlopicki
10 years ago
This is a disgraceful move.
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Terje Bryne
10 years ago
Teaching assistant, University of Oslo
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Anonymous
10 years ago
The lands you reside over, Erdogan, used to be a safe-hold for scientific and academic pursuits throughout history, well done destroying that historical source of pride and integrity.
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Detournay
10 years ago
Growing for a nation is also intellectual.
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Chris Hale
10 years ago
Extremely frightening developments in Turkey...
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Heidi Grunebaum South Africa
10 years ago
Centre for Humanities Research
University of the Western Cape
South Africa
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Mikio Akagi
10 years ago
Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science, Texas Christian University
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Tom Carew
10 years ago
These are not the methods of true democrats - anywhere. The great People of Turkey deserve the basic rights of every other free people.
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Jonathan Preminger
10 years ago
Researcher
Cardiff University, Wales
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Margaret Purser
10 years ago
This attack on the educational institutions of a free country signals the death of democracy in that country.
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Zsofia Ignacz
10 years ago
Post-doc researcher, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Jørn Zeiler
10 years ago
Being an academic myself, working in freedom, I fully suport this petition.
Dr Jørn Zeiler, ArchaeoBone
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Danielle Perrier AICA Germany
10 years ago
Freedom of Speach, Expression and teaching are human rights. Liberty, equality , fraternity for all. That is the Goal. In solidarity with the Turkish People, especially academics ans artists.
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Robert Rawson
10 years ago
Turkish scholarship is renowned around the world, but it cannot flourish with Government restrictions, it must remain open and free, with all avenues of enquiry open.
keep the academics clean, please.
That's a disgrace!
freedom. science,tech is not politics
A purge of academics is always a precursor to tyranny. The inability of a few privileged elites to tolerate academic discussion (and criticism) is a sign of weakness.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
This is a disgraceful move.
Teaching assistant, University of Oslo
The lands you reside over, Erdogan, used to be a safe-hold for scientific and academic pursuits throughout history, well done destroying that historical source of pride and integrity.
Growing for a nation is also intellectual.
Extremely frightening developments in Turkey...
Centre for Humanities Research University of the Western Cape South Africa
Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science, Texas Christian University
These are not the methods of true democrats - anywhere. The great People of Turkey deserve the basic rights of every other free people.
Researcher Cardiff University, Wales
This attack on the educational institutions of a free country signals the death of democracy in that country.
Post-doc researcher, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Being an academic myself, working in freedom, I fully suport this petition. Dr Jørn Zeiler, ArchaeoBone
Freedom of Speach, Expression and teaching are human rights. Liberty, equality , fraternity for all. That is the Goal. In solidarity with the Turkish People, especially academics ans artists.
Turkish scholarship is renowned around the world, but it cannot flourish with Government restrictions, it must remain open and free, with all avenues of enquiry open.
Post-doc researcher, University of Torino, Italy