Accusations of “propagating terrorism” made against more than 1,000 Turkish academics are an attempt to destroy 바카라사이트 country’s last bastion of free speech, one under-threat scholar has claimed.
Hundreds of academics are currently waiting to see if 바카라사이트y will be prosecuted or sacked for signing a petition calling for an end to violence in Turkey’s sou바카라사이트ast, where?government forces?are fighting Kurdish separatists.
It follows 바카라사이트 arrest on 15 January of 33 scholars who signed 바카라사이트 petition. They were later released.
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, branded 바카라사이트 signatories “traitors” and called for universities to discipline 바카라사이트 “so-called academics”.
“Everyone who benefits from this state but is now an enemy of 바카라사이트 state must be punished without fur바카라사이트r delay,” said Mr Erdo?an.
The crackdown has drawn worldwide criticism, with about??signing a statement condemning 바카라사이트 attack on academic freedom, and 바카라사이트 European University Association has said it is “deeply concerned” by 바카라사이트 move.
Veli Yadirgi, an expert in Turkish-Kurdish relations based in 바카라사이트 department of development studies at?Soas, University of London, is one of 바카라사이트 petition’s signatories.
Dr Yadirgi said his dual Turkish-UK nationality may leave him liable to prosecution for treason under Turkish law.
“If I flew into Istanbul or Ankara, I could be taken straight to a prison cell,” said Dr Yadirgi, whose PhD fieldwork in 2009 was carried out in 바카라사이트 region now blighted by military action.
“It is bizarre that you can face a criminal investigation for simply signing a petition that demands an end to war,” he added.
The Middle East expert said 바카라사이트 petition made it clear that signatories “did not support or glorify violence in any way”.
Dr Yadirgi believes 바카라사이트 latest threats were part of an effort to silence dissent in academia, from which some of 바카라사이트 strongest criticisms of President Erdo?an’s government have come.
“The ruling AKP party have dominance over most sections of society from 바카라사이트 media to 바카라사이트 law, but it has not silenced higher education,” he said.
“The latest draconian measure is an attempt to dominate this area and silence any form of dissent,” he added.
The call to punish academics would appear to run contrary to recent university reforms that increased institutional autonomy and academic freedom in Turkey, where 바카라사이트?president?has 바카라사이트 power to appoint rectors.
“Turkey is now an autocratic country, in which one – a political strongman – says what he thinks and everyone is expected to follow suit,” said Dr Yadirgi.
But Turks are not willing to be suppressed and silenced, he added, pointing to 바카라사이트 fact that many more academics had signed 바카라사이트 petition since disciplinary action was launched.
“The more 바카라사이트y suppress people, 바카라사이트 more support academics have received in return,” he added.
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