One Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months; One Academic to 15 Months in Prison
Academic Akyüz has been sentenced to 2 years, 6 months in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” The court has not reduced the sentence “on the grounds of his attitude and behavior during the hearing.”
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 (February 7).