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Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Scholars at Risk identifies situations of concern on its own and welcomes reports submitted by faculty,

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Support for Turkey’s Higher Education Community
Scholars at Risk is gravely concerned about the sweeping actions taken against Turkey’s higher education sector since the July 15 coup attempt. Forced resignations, suspensions, detentions, and travel bans have reportedly affected thousands of individuals, in Turkey and abroad, and

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Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Scholars at Risk identifies situations of concern on its own and welcomes reports submitted by faculty,

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Turkey: Institutional Autonomy Under Threat
Scholars at Risk has joined international partners in endorsing the below petition regarding recent events at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University. On January 1, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed new rectors to five universities in Turkey. These included appointing Melih Bulu, a

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Global higher ed networks stand with scholars in Turkey
“Actions reportedly taken against these scholars raise serious concerns not only for [the scholars’] professional and personal well-being, but for the overall well-being of the Turkish higher education and research community, and for the ability of intellectuals and institutions in

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Free to Think 2020
Free to Think 2020 is the sixth installment of an annual report by SAR's Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, analyzing attacks on higher education communities around the world between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020.

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Four more ways you can help higher education in Turkey
1. Share the statement with colleagues, friends and family by posting the following over social media: Join me in standing up for threatened scholars and students! Tell Turkey that #IdeasAreNotCrimes: ow.ly/JZ3N3048eTt 2. Encourage your association, network or institution to express publicly

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Thank you for applying to Scholars at Risk. Given the high volume of applications from Turkey that we have received in recent months, we are currently prioritizing applications from individuals experiencing the most immediate severe threats, including threats of violence,

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