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47th Hearing Held in Trial of Academics

47th Hearing Held in Trial of Academics

The first hearing was held for an academic, Melda Tunçay, on the third day of the trial of the peace declaration signatories.

14 December 2017

Human Rights Award Granted by Austria to Osman İşçi from Rights Organization

Human Rights Award Granted by Austria to Osman İşçi from Rights Organization

The Austrian League of Human Rights has granted its human rights award to İHD Secretary General İşçi. İşçi said that this award was given to the human rights movement. He couldn’t go to receive his award due to his international travel ban.

11 December 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Hearings of 36 Academics: No Acquittal, Hearings Adjourned

TRIALS OF ACADEMICS SIGNING PEACE DECLARATION

Hearings of 36 Academics: No Acquittal, Hearings Adjourned

36 of the 1,128 academics who are being tried for having signed the peace declaration of the Academics for Peace, stood trial before İstanbul Court. No academic has been acquitted. Their hearings have been adjourned.

7 December 2017 Beyza Kural,Tansu Pişkin

"Though Academics for Peace Tried Separately, One Decision Will Affect the Whole Case"

"Though Academics for Peace Tried Separately, One Decision Will Affect the Whole Case"

The hearings of the academics who put forth the claim to Peace start on December 5, 2017. Meriç Eyüboğlu said that the academics "are tried separately to be isolated".

7 December 2017 Pınar Tarcan

Hearings of 10 Academics Adjourned to April 12

1st DAY IN TRIAL OF ACADEMICS SIGNING PEACE DECLARATION

Hearings of 10 Academics Adjourned to April 12

The first hearings of the 10 academics who are among the 1,128 academics standing trial for having signed the peace declaration of the Academics for Peace was held today in İstanbul Court. Acquiattal requests and the request to combine the cases were rejected. Next hearings of the 10 academics will be on April 12, 2018

5 December 2017 Beyza Kural

Hearing Schedules of 148 Academics Standing Trial for Signing Peace Declaration

Hearing Schedules of 148 Academics Standing Trial for Signing Peace Declaration

The first hearings of 148 of the 1,128 academics who are standing trial for having signed the peace declaration of the Academics for Peace, began on December 5, 2017.

4 December 2017 Pınar Tarcan

AKP MP: These Academics Wouldn’t Be Granted Even Right to Live

AKP MP: These Academics Wouldn’t Be Granted Even Right to Live

Referring the academics who signed the peace declaration, AKP’s Kavcıoğlu has said, “No academic, politician or journalists who signed this petition would be granted right to live by any country, leave alone sending them to prison”.

14 November 2017

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

Referring to the State of Emergency Commission, the European Court of Human Rights has rejected the application of the Academics for Peace who were discharged through statutory decrees and claimed violation of their freedom of expression.

23 October 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Academics Signing Peace Declaration Sued for ‘Terrorist Propaganda’

Academics Signing Peace Declaration Sued for ‘Terrorist Propaganda’

Lawsuits are being filed against academics who have signed the peace declaration “We will not be a party to this crime” on charge of “terrorist propaganda”.

5 October 2017 Haluk Kalafat

Discharged Academics Set up Library in Mersin: ‘Culturehouse’

Discharged Academics Set up Library in Mersin: ‘Culturehouse’

Academics discharged from Mersin University have established a library that will open on September 23.

22 September 2017 Bahar Arcan

12 Peace Declaration Signatory Academics Discharged from Dokuz Eylül University

12 Peace Declaration Signatory Academics Discharged from Dokuz Eylül University

12 academics, who faced investigation for signing peace declaration, have been discharged from Dokuz Eylül University.

Call by Academics for Peace for Trial in Mersin

Call by Academics for Peace for Trial in Mersin

Summary judgement for four academics, who were discharged through statutory decree from Mersin University, will be held tomorrow.

Academic for Peace Signatory Yay Detained

Academic for Peace Signatory Yay Detained

Discharged academic Yay has been detained after the police searched his home.

11 May 2017 Beyza Kural

3 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

3 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

3 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released. The other 13 academics had been released after testifying on May 2.

16 Academics For Peace Members Discharged From Dicle University Taken into Custody

16 Academics For Peace Members Discharged From Dicle University Taken into Custody

16 academics discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been taken into custody.

Işık University Sacks Professor Who Signed Peace Declaration

Işık University Sacks Professor Who Signed Peace Declaration

Işık University management has fired Prof. Dr. Yıldıran since she didn’t withdraw her signature from the declaration entitled “We Will not be a Party to This Crime” by Academics for Peace.

Işık University Fires Signatory Academic

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.

Academic Noémi Levy-Aksu: I Will Continue to Fight

FIRST DISCHARGE AT BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

Academic Noémi Levy-Aksu: I Will Continue to Fight

Boğaziçi University academic member Assist. Prof. Dr. Noémi Levy-Aksu whose contract has been cancelled by the Council of Higher Education says the decision was rendered due to her being a signatory academic.

9 March 2017 Beyza Kural

Discharged Academic Mehmet Fatih Traş Commits Suicide

Discharged Academic Mehmet Fatih Traş Commits Suicide

Education and Science Workers' Union has announced that the discharged academic Mehmet Fatih Traş has committed suicide.

27 February 2017

330 Academics From 48 Universities Discharged From Public Service

330 Academics From 48 Universities Discharged From Public Service

330 academics from 48 universities have been discharged from public service by the Statutory Decree No. 686. The number of Academics discharged by statutory decrees has reached 4,811.

8 February 2017

Probe into Film Workers Supporting Peace Academics

Probe into Film Workers Supporting Peace Academics

An investigation has been launched into 433 film workers, who issued a support declaration for Academics for Peace, on charge of “promoting crime and criminal”.

26 December 2016

Acquittal Request for Academics For Peace Remains Without Response

Acquittal Request for Academics For Peace Remains Without Response

The acquittal request of Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Muzaffer Kaya and Kıvanç Ersoy standing trial over signing the Academic’s peace declaration has been denied in the third hearing of the trial. The court has decided to wait for the response from the Ministry of Justice.

22 December 2016

Of 1,267 Academics Dismissed in New Statutory Decree, 24 Are Academics for Peace

Of 1,267 Academics Dismissed in New Statutory Decree, 24 Are Academics for Peace

1,267 academics have been dismissed in the new Statutory Decree No. 675. 24 signees of the peace declaration by the academics are among the dismissed.

31 October 2016

Academic Signing Peace Declaration Face Investigation Over Association to Gülen Community

Academic Signing Peace Declaration Face Investigation Over Association to Gülen Community

Suspended from his position nine months ago over signing the peace declaration by academics , Adnan Menderes University former chancellor Şükrü Boylu has again been suspended for 2 more months over “FETÖ” investigation this time.

27 October 2016

Declaration by 4 Academics: Demand for Peace Cannot Be Judged

Declaration by 4 Academics: Demand for Peace Cannot Be Judged

“Universities generate critical thinking for the benefit of society. Universities should not be dependent on interest groups or government. It is indebted to its creator, the labor of the people”.

27 September 2016

No Acquittal for 4 Signatory Academics in 2nd Hearing

No Acquittal for 4 Signatory Academics in 2nd Hearing

Attorneys have demanded acquittal of peace declaration signatories Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Kıvanç Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya in the second hearing, the court adjourned the hearing to December 22.

27 September 2016 Beyza Kural

Academic Chris Stephenson Acquitted

Academic Chris Stephenson Acquitted

Academic Chris Stephenson who was detained and sued on charge of “terrorist organization propaganda” for having Newroz notice in his bag has been acquitted in the first hearing.

23 June 2016 Elif Akgül

Academics for Peace Granted Aachen Peace Prize

Academics for Peace Granted Aachen Peace Prize

Academics for Peace has been granted Aachen Peace Prize this year. The award is being given since 1988 to individuals and institutions contributing to develop understanding between peace and peoples.

Doğuş University Fires Academic Signing Peace Declaration

Doğuş University Fires Academic Signing Peace Declaration

Doğuş University has annulled the contract of Assist. Prof. Dr. Aslı Vatansever who had signed the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

2 May 2016 Beyza Kural

Amnesty Launches Campaign in Support of Arrested Academics

Amnesty Launches Campaign in Support of Arrested Academics

The Amnesty demands release of the arrested academics, charges against them to be dropped, and investigations into the signatories to be halted.

Freedom Demands in Front of Prison for Imprisoned Academics

Freedom Demands in Front of Prison for Imprisoned Academics

Notes from the freedom watch kept for imprisoned academics signing the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" in front of Bakırköy Prison.

6 April 2016 Beyza Kural

Academic Meral Camcı Arrested

Academic Meral Camcı Arrested

The fourth academic Meral Camcı subjected to custody order upon signing the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime” has been arrested before court she has been referred to demanding arrest.

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