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On 4 July 2018, lawyer and academic Hanifi Barış was arrested for posts he made on social media. During his interrogation, he was accused of creating “terrorist propaganda” by sharing news articles, despite the fact that he had not added any of his own commentary. His lawyer appealed the decision and requested his release, however his appeal was denied, first by the 10th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 10 July and then by the 11th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 12 July.

Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu was detained on 9 February and arrested on 17 February. He remains in Sincan Prison in Ankara. He has been deprived of his freedom since 9 February 2018. He was taken from his home by security forces while not convicted or wanted for any offence.

Who is Prof Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu?

Scholars at Risk (SAR) has announced Turkey’s Academics for Peace (Barış İçin Akademisyenler) as recipients of the 2018 Courage to Think Defender Award, for their extraordinary efforts in building academic solidarity and in promoting the principles of academic freedom, freedom of inquiry, and the peaceful exchange of ideas. The award, which will be presented at the Scholars at Risk Network 2018 Global Congress, will be accepted on behalf of the group by Muzaffer Kaya, of Technische Universität Berlin, and Tebessüm Yılmaz, of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

This blog is curated by Academics for Peace Germany e.V.  Its aim is, on the one hand, to create an archive of factual and up-to-date information on the ongoing developments that researchers, journalists and others with an interest in the topic can rely on. On the other hand, this blog will provide contextualization and analysis from a variety of different disciplines and theoretic approaches, in preparation of a planned research network on the instrumentalization of law for the suppression of academic freedom in Turkey and elsewhere.

Mr. Bekir Bozdağ
Justice Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Brussels, 23 May 2017

Dear Minister Bekir Bozdağ,

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Academics for Peace acknowleges the support of the following universities and institutions that express solidarity with them.

15 Temmuz sonrası süreçte önce Gülencilere bağlı olduğu iddia edilen üniversitelerinde çalışırken işsiz kalan imzacı arkadaşlarımıza, vakıf üniversitelerinde sözleşmesi yenilenmediği için işsiz kalanlar, yaşanan adaletsizliklere isyan ederek istifa edenler eklendi. 1 Eylül gecesi açıklanan KHK ise BAK'a şu ana dek vurulmuş en büyük darbeyi vurdu. KHK ile birlikte bildirimizi yayınladığımız tarihten bu yana görevinden tamamen uzaklaştırmış durumda olan imzacı sayısı 90'lara ulaşmıştır. 15 Temmuz mağduru tüm arkadaşlarımıza geçmiş olsun dileklerimizi iletiriz.

Öğrencilik yıllarınızdan en sevdiğiniz hocanızı düşünmenizi, o güven veren yüzünü bir an gözünüzün önüne getirmenizi rica ediyorum.

Bilmiyorum onu anılarınızda, o yapan nedir? Karizması mı, hayatta duruşu mu, tebessümü mü, bilgeliği mi, öğrencilerle kurduğu iletişim mi, iyiliği mi? Üniversitede bir hocanız mı, yoksa mesela lisedeki edebiyat hocanız mı? Bunları bilemem lakin bir bildiğim var, o güzel insan şu anda işsiz.