November 20, 2019 Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Turkey Office of the President 06573 Basbakanlik Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 417 0476 Email: contact@tech.gov.tr Dear President Erdogan: The ... Continue Reading>>
Founder of Turkey and Middle East Forum Foundation Being Tried for “Terrorist Propaganda” in Turkish Court
Ayse Erzan, Retired Physics Professor at Istanbul Technical University and Xiaoxing Xi, a Chinese-born American Physicist and Former Chair of the Physics Department at Temple University Received the American Physical Society’s 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize
Ayse Erzan was a signer of the Peace Petition in Turkey and wrongfully indicted. She has been involved in the peace and women’s movements. Upon notice of having received the reward Dr. Erzan commented that she felt the ... Continue Reading>>
European Union Awards Sakharov Prize to Uyghur Economist Ilham Tohti
On October 24, 2019 the European Union awarded its highest human rights award to Ilham Tohti - The 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Tohti advocated greater autonomy for the Uyghurs of Xinjiang and was ... Continue Reading>>
Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Issued Statement On the Arrest and Charges Against Russian Rocket Scientist, Victor Kudryavtsev
The Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics issued a statement on the arrest and charges against Russian rocket scientist, Victor Kudryavtsev which provides a detailed account of the TRANSHYBERIAN project with Russia. ... Continue Reading>>
17 Scholars, from Meliksah University in Turkey, Sentenced To Maximum of 11 Years in Prison
In the aftermath of the attempted coup in 2016, many universities in Turkey were closed leaving staff with no jobs and students with no available schooling. Many staff members of these schools were charged for ... Continue Reading>>