Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/recep-tayyip-erdogan/ 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 23:16:57 +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 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/recep-tayyip-erdogan/ 32 32 59910430 NASA Scientist Still Held in Turkey for Alleged Coup Involvement https://concernedscientists.org/2017/01/nasa-scientist-still-held-in-turkey-for-alleged-coup-involvement/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:23:51 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5791 Serkan Golge, a 36-year-old physicist and research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States, has been detained in Turkey since August of last year, and charged with involvement with the Gülen movement and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). No credible evidence has been presented to back up these […]

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]]> 5791 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 Committee of Concerned Scientists and Endangered Scholars Worldwide Advocate for NASA Scientist Arrested in Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2016/10/committee-of-concerned-scientists-and-endangered-scholars-worldwide-advocate-for-nasa-scientist-arrested-in-turkey/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:07:04 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5618 NASA Physicist, Serkan Golge, a 36-year old American citizen, was arrested while visiting Turkey and charged as being complicit with the Gulen movement, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization that was complicit with the coup attempt that took place in July.  The Committee of Concerned Scientists and Endangered Scholars Worldwide have issued a Joint Appeal asking for […]

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]]> 5618 Call for Solidarity: 44 Turkish Academics Who Signed the ‘Peace Petition’ Terminated from Their Jobs, Additionally, Over 2300 Turkish Academics Targeted Following Failed Coup https://concernedscientists.org/2016/09/call-for-solidarity-44-turkish-academics-who-signed-the-peace-petition-terminated-from-their-jobs/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:35:52 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5508 The academics who signed the Peace Petition prior to the coup attempt in Turkey have now been linked by the State with those who perpetrated the Coup. The signers noted they they had nothing to do with the coup, did not agree with it, did not participate in it and that their action well preceded […]

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]]> 5508 CCS Requests Help Addressing Mass Arrests, Detentions and Suspensions in Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2016/08/ccs-requests-help-addressing-mass-arrests-detentions-and-suspensions-in-turkey/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:43:40 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5399 As many are aware, on June 15 there was a coup attempt in Turkey. The Committee of Concerned Scientists has denounced the attempt by the Turkish military to seize power from the democratically elected leaders. As an organization of scientists, physicians, engineers, and scholars, dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of colleagues […]

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]]> 5399 Sebnem Korur Fincanci and Colleagues Released, but Charges Not Dropped https://concernedscientists.org/2016/07/sebnem-korur-fincanci-and-colleagues-released-but-charges-not-dropped/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:55:27 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5316 Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey and professor at Istanbul University, has been released from prison, along with her two colleagues. However, the charges against them have not been dropped. These charges could result in 14 years in prison. CCS has requested that the Turkish authorities drop all charges against Dr. […]

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]]> 5316 A Petition in Support of Turkish Academics Facing Job Loss and Arrest https://concernedscientists.org/2016/05/a-petition-in-support-of-turkish-academics-facing-job-loss-and-arrest/ Mon, 09 May 2016 22:12:22 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5172 Please support Turkish academics who have been terminated from their positions and arrested for signing a petition to encourage a peaceful handling of the Kurdish population.

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]]> 5172 Turkish Scholars Arrested, Investigated and Fired from Jobs for Signing Petition https://concernedscientists.org/2016/04/turkish-scholars-arrested-investigated-and-fired-from-jobs-for-signing-petition/ Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:52:55 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5023 Over 1100 Turkish scholars  signed a petition requesting better treatment of the Kurds and asking for a peaceful settlement of the Kurdish situation. Many of those who signed the petition were terminated from their jobs, detained on criminal charges, and investigated. Four scholars have been arrested. CCS has written to President Erdogan requesting that he […]

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]]> 5023 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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