Işık University Fires Signatory Academic

Işık University has sacked Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Sinan Birdal, who signed the declaration entitled “We Will Not be a Party to This Crime” released by the Academics for Peace.

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Işık University Fires Signatory Academic

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Işık University management has urged the academics, who signed the declaration entitled “We Will Not be a Party to This Crime” released by the Academics for Peace, to withdraw their signatures. Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Sinan Birdal didn’t withdraw and was fired.

Declaring the incident on his social media account, Birdal said, “I was notified that I was discharged from Işık University after I refused to withdraw my signature. I will continue to advocate truth and freedom with the hope of seeing my students and colleagues again”.

Following the academics’ declaration, 75 signatories have been sacked. 312 signatories have been discharged from civil service with Statutory Decrees. (CK/BK/TK)

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