Academic freedom under threat in Turkey

The international scholarly community must take meaningful steps to support Academics for Peace, says Mehmet Ugur

Published on
April 14, 2016
Last updated
February 16, 2017
Mehmet Ugur
Armed guard standing in front of flag of Turkey
Source: Reuters
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Print headline: Where a call for peace is treason

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by murozel... on April 14, 2016 - 8:56pm
Will I share or like this article? No. Why? Just guess why. Thank you & best regards, Free person from a free country
#2 Submitted by D.C.S.Turner_246838 on April 20, 2016 - 10:20am
'Three years ago, many of these people stood in Istanbul’s Gezi Park demanding revolution'. They did nothing of the sort, they demanded that the government give up on its attempt to build on the park in contravention of court orders. They were demanding, that is, the rule of law.

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