Ankara Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ankara/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ankara Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ankara/ 32 32 59910430 Professor of Law and Former Head of Sociology Department at Gediz University Arrested https://concernedscientists.org/2017/01/professor-of-law-and-former-head-of-sociology-department-at-gediz-university-arrested/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:32:05 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5785 Dr. İştar Gözaydın, a professor of law and politics and former head of the Department of Sociology at Gediz University, was relieved of her position at Gediz University in Turkey. She was then arrested in December when Gediz University was closed in July under the current “State of Emergency”. Dr. Gözaydın was arrested on December 28, […]

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]]> 5785 Turkish Professor Received Two Year Sentence Over Headscarf Ban https://concernedscientists.org/2015/01/turkish-professor-received-two-year-sentence-over-headscarf-ban/ Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:05:08 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3947 Dr. Rennan Pekunlu, a professor of astrophysics at Ege University in Turkey was sentenced to two years in jail over charges that he stopped students that were wearing headscarves from attending classes. Dr. Pekunlu denies the charges and says that he was only telling students that they were violating the ban on wearing headscarves at Universities. The ban […]

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]]> 3947 Turkey Prosecutes Leaders of Organizations Involved in Gezi Protests, Scientists Included https://concernedscientists.org/2014/06/turkey-prosecutes-leaders-of-organizations-involved-in-gezi-protests-scientists-included/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:08:34 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3467 Criminal trials have started against many of the organizations included in peaceful protests in 2011. Included are the leaders of associations of medical, engineering and architects. According to Amnesty International, the indictment charging these defendants does not contain any evidence of participation in or incitement to violence or any other criminal activity. CCS wrote to […]

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]]> 3467 Kemal Gürüz Released from Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2013/09/kemal-guruz-released-from-prison/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:35:15 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2828 We welcome the news that Dr. Halil Kemal Gürüz, a chemical engineer, education administrator and former professor and university rector, was allowed to go home pending his appeal from the thirteen years and eleven month sentence imposed on him by a criminal court in Turkey on August 5, 2013. In a new trial on September […]

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]]> 2828 CCS Requests Dr. Gürüz' Release from Prison after Suicide Attempt https://concernedscientists.org/2013/06/ccs-requests-dr-guruz-release-from-prison-after-suicide-attempt-2/ Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:58:22 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2548 Dr. Halil Kemal Gürüz, a prominent chemical engineer, educator and retired professor, has become depressed in prison and has attempted suicide, CCS has learned from Dr. Gürüz’ family. He was arrested  as part the alleged “Ergenekon” conspiracy charges and has been held in prison without bail since 2012. Our Previous Activities Read about CCS’s continuing […]

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]]> 8481 CCS Requests Dr. Gürüz’ Release from Prison after Suicide Attempt https://concernedscientists.org/2013/06/ccs-requests-dr-guruz-release-from-prison-after-suicide-attempt/ Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:58:22 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2548 Dr. Halil Kemal Gürüz, a prominent chemical engineer, educator and retired professor, has become depressed in prison and has attempted suicide, CCS has learned from Dr. Gürüz’ family. He was arrested  as part the alleged “Ergenekon” conspiracy charges and has been held in prison without bail since 2012. Our Previous Activities Read about CCS’s continuing […]

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