Film-Makers for Peace have declared that they stand with academics calling for peace and negotiations to resume and that they support their call.

Investigation warrant has been issued for 21 academics from Kocaeli University who have signed the declaration titled ‘We will not be a party to this crime’, 12 of them have been taken under custody.

İstanbul Chief Public Prosecution Office Bureau of Terror and Organized Crime has launched a prosecution against academics in İstanbul signing the petition titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

Two days after the explosion in Sultanahmet, people are there to commemorate those killed, the tourists we’ve talked with say the attacks aim for fear yet they will not allow it.

Gathering in Denhaag province of the Netherlands in front of the Turkish Embassy, Alewis have called on the EU Member States to object to the war of AKP.

Over 200 journalists have declared that they stand with academics calling for peace and negotiations to resume by a statement and targeted by the President and Prime Minister for this.

26 intellectuals have informed themselves on to prosecution as to the investigation launched against Ayşe Çelik for her talk on TV program, and initiated a petition to turn this act into a mass campaign.

Academics for Peace have announced that they stand by the signees and their signatures on the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”. They have re-expressed their demands for peace and have announced that they would launch the judicial process against the defamations and the threats.

Prof. Dr. Şahika Yüksel, journalist-academic member Tuğrul Eryılmaz, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Erzan, Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, and journalist-academic member Füsun Özbilgen have commented on Erdoğan’s wording.

Ministry of National Education in its notice sent to National Education Provincial Directorates, has demanded providing necessary convenience for administrators, teachers and other staff in the hours of Friday prayers.

Association of Psychologists for Social Solidarity has said, “We declare that we oppose threats and oppressions, and support ‘peace and negotiation’ call by Academics for Peace Initiative”.

“No ifs, no buts: We will not be a party to this crime! We stand by the Initiative of Academics for Peace”.

Six civilians have been killed in the bomb attack in Diyarbakır.

According to the statement made by Foreign Affairs of Germany, 10 people killed in explosion in Sultanahmet were citizens of Germany.

Peace Block has made a statement of solidarity with the academics who have been called “crappy so-called academics” by Erdoğan over their statement “We will not be a party to this crime” and demands re-entering negotiations

Presidency of Samsun 19 Mayıs University has initiated an investigation against six academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

Minister of Justice Bozdağ has said, “They don’t have the eyes to see and lack the capability to comprehend” referring to academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

Investigation has been launched against Associate Professor Dr. Hülya Doğan, one of the signees of the peace statement which Erdoğan addressed saying “Those who benefit the state but betray it should be punished”.

Between October-December, 2015, 31 journalists, eight distributors have been put in prison, 15 journalists and two media groups and organs attacked, three Syrian journalists killed, 213 media employees unemployed and action taken on 93 persons including 42 journalists due to defaming the President. ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to 17,000 euro.

Students have launched campaign for academics whom Erdoğan called “crappy so-called” and YÖK announced that it will initiate a legal action against.