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Tuna Altinel, French Professor, Acquitted of All Charges and Released By Turkish Court But Passport Still Withheld

November 10, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Highlights, Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, Case Dismissed, France, Passport Withheld, Professor, Tuna, Tuna Altinel

French Professor Acquitted And Released From Turkish Prison, Passport Still Not Restored

May 17, 2020

Professor Tuna Altinel from the University Lyon-1 in France was acquitted on appeal of all charges.  However, his freedom of travel has not been restored by the passport authorities on grounds that it must first be reviewed by the court.  Thus, he is unable to continue his employment until the court renders a decision.  CCS has written the court requesting that they expedite this matter and ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, France, Passport Problems, Tuna Altinel

Tuna Altinel Acquitted of Charges at Final Hearing in Turkey

January 30, 2020

Tuna Altinel, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Lyon-1 University of France, has been acquitted of “membership in a terrorist organization” at his final hearing. Altinel had been found not guilty in a previous hearing, but when he went to inquire about the status of his passport he was re-arrested due to charges imposed by the prosecutor. No travel ban has been issued to Altinel, but his ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Good News, Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, Tuna Altinel, Turkey

Mathematician, Tuna Altinel, Denied Return of Passport, Despite Court Ruling Allowing Him to Leave Country

November 20, 2019

Tuna Altinel, a mathematics professor at Frances Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University was arrested in May 2019 and released in July while awaiting a second hearing in November.  When released he was not denied travel but his passport was  not returned.  As there is no legal restriction on his travel CCS is requesting that his passport be returned to him.     November 19, ... Continue Reading>>

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

On July 30, Gregory Cherlin, Member of the CCS Advisory Board, Attended the Court Hearing in Turkey for the Case of a Turkish-French Mathematician, Tuna Altinel. Here is Prof. Cherlin’s Report on the Hearing.

August 8, 2019

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Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, CCS, Cherlin, Gregory, Gregory Cherlin, hearing, report, Tuna, Tuna Altinel

Mathematician Tuna Altinel, Imprisoned in Turkey on Bogus Charges, Has Been Released From Prison

July 30, 2019

Tuna Altinel, Professor of Mathematics at Lyon 1 University in France, arrested in Turkey on May 11, 2019, on bogus charges of belonging to a terrorist organization, has been released from prison after his hearing today, which was attended by politicians, journalists, and academics: Release Verdict for Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, arrested, false charges, released, Tuna, Tuna Altinel

Demonstration In Support of Tuna Altinel

July 8, 2019

On July, 11th it will be two months since Tuna has been jailed in Balılkesir. The next hearings of his two ongoing trials will take place on July, 16th in Istanbul and July, 30th in Balılkesir. A rally is organised in Lyon on Thursday, July 11th, Place de la République at 6 pm. Let us be as many as possible to attend to express our solidarity and to call for his release. Le 11 juillet ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: France, Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, demonstration, support, Tuna, Tuna Altinel

Mathematician Tuna Altinel Imprisoned in Turkey Without a Formal Sentence from the Court

May 21, 2019

Following this post is a PETITION from the Mathematics Department of Lyon 1 University for Tuna Altinel. Please add your name. Here is a link to that petition: https://math.univ-lyon1.fr/petitionTunaAltinel/en/free-tuna-altinel/ Tuna Altinel is a mathematics professor at France’s Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University. He was arrested last weekend in Turkey and accused of "propagandizing for a ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Altinel, imprisoned, Tuna, Tuna Altinel

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