Turkish journalists are very frightened – but we must fight this intimidation A journalist's murder and jailing of two others is an attempt to silence the media – but it makes me more determined to speak By Ece Temelkuran guardian.co.uk , Friday 27 January...
Journalists among dozens detained in multiple KCK operations Police have detained 41 people in operations carried out against the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), which prosecutors say is a political umbrella organization that includes the Kurdistan Workers'...
Today October 7th 2012 marks the one year anniversary of the arrest of Deniz Zarakolu, PhD Candidate, translator and editor at Belge Publishing, son of publisher Ragıp Zarakolu. Today, we in the GITinitiative community remain committed to Deniz and the...
A remarkable report (part one) by Etienne Copeaux on the murder of Metin Göktepe, January 8, 1996 in Istanbul. This young gifted photojournalist, who worked for the leftist periodical Evrensel, was savagely beaten to death, by the police while covering...
(end of the Appeal in favor of Mr. Zarakolu'Nomination ; see the full text below, October 2 2012) Mr. Zarakolu’s name has several times been mentioned in connection with the Nobel Peace Prize. “Ragıp Zarakolu is the pride of publishing. He is the limelight...
HURRIYET DAILY NEWS February/03/2012 Jailed publisher Zarakolu up for Nobel peace prize Radikal Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu. DAILY NEWS photos, Emrah GÜREL Swedish MPs have applied to the Nobel Peace Committee to nominate jailed publisher Ragıp Zarakolu...
Ragip Zarakolu was released from prison today pending trial along with 14 other suspects. He was taken into custody on Oct. 28, 2011, during a large-scale manhunt in Istanbul against Kurdish and human rights activists. Professor Büşra Ersanlı and forty...
Vercihan Ziflioğlu , Hürriyet Daily News, April 14/2012 Prominent publisher Ragıp Zarakolu carries his books with his lawyer, Şennur Baybuğa, after being released from prison after months in jail on the terror-related charges. AA photo Ragıp Zarakolu,...
HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS February/17/2012 GIT members say hundreds of university students are being prosecuted or suspended from the university on accusations of ‘aiding terrorist organizations’. Academics have raised their voice to denounce the “oppression...
December 8th 2012 Dear friends, Here is the biography of Belge's writer Aziz Tunc. He was arrested same day with Deniz Zarakolu, my son. Next trial will begin December 12th and will go on one week. You can send him solidarity cards. His address: Aziz...
Since the 9th May 2012, Sevil Sevimli, French-Turkish Erasmus student who wanted to study in the region where her parents come from, was arrested in Turkey for buying some books, attending a concert (“Grup Yorum” Band) and participating to the 1st May...
!!! URGENT CALL FROM TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION !!! (Please SHARE! ) ===================================================== Since May 31st 2013 the peaceful and legitimate demonstrations are tried to be suppressed by the police. The police forces are...
Violence shook Istanbul overnight, as the Turkish government sent police into the park at the centre of protests, used tear gas against a hotel where protesters – including the wounded – were seeking refuge, and stationed military gendarmes at key points...
Freedom of Science Read on the implications of some recent governmental decision on the freedom of science in Turkey on GIT - North America An Intervention letter in support of the autonomy of the Turkish Academy of Sciences Read the letter of the International...
Urgent Call, today, January 15, 2016 Dear friends and colleagues, This is an urgent call for solidarity. The Istanbul Prosecutor has initiated investigations against 1128 academics throughout Turkey for signing a petition against the state’s “anti-terror”...
Other petitions formulated by colleagues for all university affiliated persons internationally to be circulated widely. I. We the undersigned We the undersigned are professors of Turkish Studies in North American and European Universities. Several of...
Open Letter from Scholars in Canada in Solidarity with Academics in Turkey https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmaE-iBEBJ3IwsS570xbZw_dXkMPv_391GO-zKMWuD4/edit?pref=2&pli=1 We, scholars associated with Canadian universities, are deeply disturbed with...
Par un collectif (GIT France) Alors que la Turquie est la cible de sanglants attentats perpétrés sur son territoire par l’Etat islamique (Diyarbakir et Suruç, juin 2015 ; Ankara, 10 octobre 2015 ; Istanbul, 12 janvier 2016), les pouvoirs d’Etat emmenés...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your urgent intervention...
Paris, le 20 janvier 2016 Chère et cher collègue, Vous avez participé il y a trois jours à la réunion d’information sur la situation actuelle très aggravée des libertés académiques en Turquie, réunion tenue à l’Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales...
Yunanistanlı meslektaşlarından 'Barış için Akademisyenler' bildirisine imza atanlara destek Bildiriye imza atan akademisyenler Terörle Mücadele ekipleri tarafından gözaltına alınmıştı TARİH18 Ocak 2016 23:45 İLGİLİ HABERLER 'Barış İçin Akademisyenler'in...
Almanya’da 1500’e yakın akademisyenden meslektaşlarına destek, barışa çağrı 20/01/2016 12:01 Operasyonların son bulmasını talep eden bildiriyi imzaladıkları için başta Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip Erdoğan’ın hedef tahtasına oturttuğu ‘Barış için Akademisyenler’e...
Le 10 janvier, plus de 1 100 enseignants-chercheurs, appartenant à 89 universités de Turquie, disent publiquement leur opposition aux opérations de guerre conduites dans le sud-est du pays contre la population civile kurde, déjà victime du terrorisme...
Dear all, We are taking this to the US press this week, together with a commentary/op-ed that mentions the most recent developments (the Cizre basement crisis etc.), and after that to the addressee. All and any additional signatures, or help with circulation,...
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 2016 (11. pm) : NEW SIGNATORIES Déclaration de solidarité, Paris-18 janvier 2016 Face à la persécution massive ordonnée par le chef de l’Etat turc contre les universitaires, chercheurs, intellectuels, signataires de la pétition du 10...
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