Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of Turkey’s Medical Association, an internationally recognized forensic physician, anti-torture expert, and human rights champion, was recently forced out of her position and imprisoned for allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda. These developments appear to be retaliation for her urging for an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey’s ... Continue Reading>>
Bogazici University Has Been Struggling for Years to Resist Political Pressure in Turkey
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Turkey continues the criminal prosecution of 14 students at Boğaziçi University involved in peaceful protests
Fourteen students at Boğaziçi University are in legal jeopardy for protesting government appointments of new rectors. Two of them, Berke Gok and Perit Ozen, have recently been released pending trial. The other 12 are still detained under harsh conditions. ... Continue Reading>>
Award Winning Educator and President of School in Kyrgyzstan Kidnapped by Turkish Intelligence and Taken to Turkey Accused of Being Terrorist
Orhan Inandi, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator and President of Sapat Schools, was taken from Kyrgyzstan and brought to Turkey where he was allegedly tortured and charged with being an executive of a terrorist organization. Inandi had been working in Kyrgyzstan since 1995 and President of the Schools since 2001. He has received several medals and awards while in this position. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Is Very Pleased to Report That Tuna Altinel Has Departed From Turkey and Has Arrived Safely at Home in France
Tuna Altınel has returned to Lyon today (Saturday, EST) in the afternoon, after a 2 year harassment by Turkish authorities. This is not the end of his struggle, as Turkey still threatens to cancel his passport. Moreover, as he said before the press, "there are thousands of Tuna Altınels without a support committee." His return was made possible by your mobilization. ... Continue Reading>>
Passport Returned, French Professor Free to Return to France
Professor Tuna Altınel free to return to France After more than two years of legal and administrative procedures in Turkey, Professor Tuna Altınel has been acquitted of all charges brought and has had his passport returned by the Turkish authorities, and is ex-pected to return to France in the near future. The CCS has followed this process closely from the beginning, sending an observer to his ... Continue Reading>>
French Researcher Released From Turkish Prison, Still Awaiting Return of His Passport
Member of Parliament and Prominent Physician Stripped of MP Status and Detained By Police in Turkey
Extensive Report on Human Rights Violations Concerning Turkish Academics Over the Past Five Years Issued By the School of Human Rights.
The "School of Human Rights" in Turkey has issued an 81-page report on the human rights violations against academics since the 2016 failed coup and the ensuing State of Emergency, which meant the summary dismissal of thousands of academics from their jobs at the universities, without recourse. The report includes follow up since 2016. Below is a link to the report in ... Continue Reading>>
Support Academic Freedom at Boğaziçi University in Turkey
The government of Turkey continues to undermine human rights and academic freedom across the country. In January, the government launched an assault on Bogazici University, appointing an outside and political loyalist as its Rector, and then cracking down on protests regarding this action. Dozens of students have been arrested. Petition to support academic freedom and the independence of ... Continue Reading>>