The hearings of three Istanbul University academics have been pushed to October 4 by the 37th Heavy Penal Court. The court has issued a warning to the academics to attend the next hearing.

Three academics who were charged with "terrorist organization propaganda" for signing Academics for Peace's declaration "We will not be party to this crime" had their first hearings today (March 1) at the 37th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan.

Prof. Dr. Neşe Yıldıran, Asst. Prof. Dr. Çağla Diner, Prof. Dr. Melih Kırlıdoğ, Research Assistant Canan Özcan, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Coşkun have had their first hearings, and Research Assistant Şükran Çavdar has had her second today. (February 27).

Trials against signatories of Academics for Peace's declaration "We will not be party to this crime" charged with "terrorist organization propaganda" resumed today (February 27) in Çağlayan at Istanbul Courthouse 35th Heavy Penal Court.

The statement “We shall not be party to this crime” was an attempt to create public awareness regarding these events and also a plea for the repudiation of the policies of force, in favor of “seeking solutions for a lasting peace.”

Hükümet ve devlet politikaları eleştirmek vatandaş olarak hakkım olduğu gibi; akademisyen olarak görevimdir. Devlet politikalarına dair yorumda bulunmak, eleştirmek veya kınamayı terör örgütü propagandası gibi sunma, bir çarpıtma ve hukuksuzluktur.

İstanbul Üniversitesi eski araştırma görevlisi Ezgi Pınar'ın Barış İçin Akademisyenler’in “Bu suça ortak olmayacağız” bildirisini imzalaması sebebiyle Çağlayan’daki İstanbul Adliyesi’nde 32. Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi’nde yargılandığı davadaki beyanını yayınlıyoruz.