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Tag Archives: Academic Freedom
The pernicious logic of Turkey’s petty charges against free speech
If the escalating war on the Gülen Movement, dominated recent news from Turkey, it was also marked by lesser items which highlight the dire straits of Turkish human rights. A protester in Samsun was charged with “insulting the Turkish flag” … Continue reading
Posted in Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom
Tagged Academic Freedom, Amnesty, Censorship, Freedom of Expression
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Turkey’s War on Its Intellectuals
Semih Idiz, commenting recently in AI Monitor noted that “the number of people charged, mostly under anti-terrorism legislation, for some ‘crime’ that has a political angle… almost matches the number of people in a similar situation under military rule in … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Academic Freedom, Fatih Hilmioglu, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kemal Guruz, Mehmet Haberal, Mustafa Balbay, Semih Idiz, Turkish Judicial System
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An Academic Dean and Political Enforcer
Something is rotten on the campus of Marmara University, says the Middle East Studies Association. In letter of protest to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan, the Middle East Studies Association has voiced its concern that the Dean of the Faculty of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Turkey
Tagged Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Marmara University, MESA, Turkey
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Is Darwin Being Censored Again?
Recent press accounts suggest that TÜBİTAK, the The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, will no longer publish works on evolution. As noted in this recent blog, political meddling has threatened both freedom of expression and basic science in … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Academic Freedom, Darwin, Darwinism, Turkey
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Turkish Democracy: A Model Abroad, Troubled at Home?
Stay tuned for important Amnesty statements on Turkey in the next few days. In the meantime, I’ll post a panel discussion at the Project for Middle East Democracy in February, 2012, entitled “Turkish Democracy: A Model Abroad, Troubled at Home.” … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Academic Freedom, Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Howard Eissenstat, middle-east, POMED, Ross Wilson, Sinan Ciddi, the Turkish Model, Turkey
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The Ivory Tower Besieged
In this recent article for Human Rights Now, Country Specialist Howard Eissenstat outlines the ways in which academic freedom is under attack in Turkey In Turkey, it is not “publish or perish” that scholars must fear. It is prison. There … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Academic Freedom, Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
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