The court board of the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the case files of two academics shall be combined with the files of other academics heard by the same court.

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse today (October 19).

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations at the 24th Heavy Penal Court and demanded that two academics be penalized on charge of “aiding a terrorist organization as non-members.”

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse yesterday (October 18).

"Ben bu bildiride dile getirilen eleştirilerin; cebir, şiddet ve tehditle ilişkilendirilmesinin zorlama bir iddianın ötesinde geçerli olmadığını düşünüyorum."

Özyeğin Üniversitesi'nden Dr. Ali Serdar'ın Barış İçin Akademisyenlerin "Bu suça ortak olmayacağız" bildirisini imzalaması sebebiyle "Terör örgütü propagandası" iddiasıyla Çağlayan'daki İstanbul Adliyesi'nde 35. Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi'nde yargılandığı davadaki beyanını yayınlıyoruz.

Sayın Hakim,

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations regarding 32 academics, who had their hearings at two separate courts, and demanded that the academics be penalized as per the Article no. 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law.

Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse yesterday (October 17).

48 academics had their hearings at five separate courts: