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Turkey continues the criminal prosecution of 14 students at Boğaziçi University involved in peaceful protests

January 12, 2022

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>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Bogazici University

Award Winning Educator and President of School in Kyrgyzstan Kidnapped by Turkish Intelligence and Taken to Turkey Accused of Being Terrorist

August 25, 2021

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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>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Orhan Inandi

CCS Is Very Pleased to Report That Tuna Altinel Has Departed From Turkey and Has Arrived Safely at Home in France

June 16, 2021

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>>

Filed Under: Good News, Turkey

Passport Returned, French Professor Free to Return to France

May 30, 2021

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>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: French Professor, Tuna Altinel

French Researcher Released From Turkish Prison, Still Awaiting Return of His Passport

April 28, 2021

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: realeased, Tuna Altinel

Member of Parliament and Prominent Physician Stripped of MP Status and Detained By Police in Turkey

March 23, 2021

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Human Rights Resources, Turkey Tagged With: Gergerlioglu, Omer, Physician

Extensive Report on Human Rights Violations Concerning Turkish Academics Over the Past Five Years Issued By the School of Human Rights.

February 13, 2021

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Himan rights, Turkish Academics

Support Academic Freedom at Boğaziçi University in Turkey

February 6, 2021

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>>

Filed Under: Petitions, Turkey Tagged With: Bogazici, Bogazici University, Protests

Turkey Largely Ignores Constitutional Court Ruling Regarding Academics’ Right to Free Speech

December 13, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Academics for Peace, Constitutional Court, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey

Turkish Doctoral Student and Political Activist Studying in Canada Detained in Turkey for Unspecified Charges

November 11, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Highlights, Turkey Tagged With: Canada, Carleton University, Cihan, Cihan Erdal, Doctoral Student, Erdal

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