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Turkey: Legal Scholar Arrested for Sharing Articles Critical of President Erdoğan

On July 4, 2018, Turkish authorities arrested legal scholar Hanifi Baris in apparent retaliation for social media posts that were critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In June 2018, Mr. Barış posted to his social media accounts a number of

Turkey Orders Dismissal of 251 Higher Education Personnel

On July 8, 2018, Turkish authorities issued an emergency decree ordering the dismissal of 251 university personnel and the expulsion of one student, based on allegations that they were involved in a violent coup attempt in July 2016.

Turkey: Twenty-five students detained in dormitory raids

On June 2, 2018, Turkish authorities reportedly detained 25 university students in Adana, apparently based on alleged connections to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, who authorities claim was responsible for a violent coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Turkey’s Academics for Peace to Receive 2018 Courage to Think Defender Award

Scholars at Risk has announced Turkey’s Academics for Peace as recipients of the 2018 Courage to Think Defender Award, for their extraordinary efforts in building academic solidarity and in promoting the principles of academic freedom, freedom of inquiry, and the

Turkey – Dismantling Democracy

Turkey Event

Turkey: Dismantling Democracy

The event brings together lawyers, journalists, and political representatives to share their observations of the ongoing trials of journalists, academics, and parliamentarians, as well as the current national and international political climate in Turkey.

Scholars at Risk – Letter Brief on Turkey 2018.01.15

Scholars at Risk - Letter Brief on Turkey 2018.01.15

Turkey-Academics Dismissed-January 2018

The State of Turkey’s Academia: No Space for Critical Thinking?

The University of Ghent will host a discussion on the ongoing purges of Turkey's academia which some have argued amount to an "academicide." Exiled academics from Turkey will speak about their personal experiences and point to the political logic behind the dismissals.

2017.07.13 SAR Letter Brief – Turkey

2017.07.13 SAR Letter Brief - Turkey

Academic Repression in Turkey and Being a Scholar at Risk

The University of Zurich’s International Relations Office and the Scholars at Risk Switzerland Section will host a presentation on academic repression in Turkey.

Professor Istar Gozaydin’s 100th day of incarceration displays deteriorating conditions for freedom of speech in Turkey

Thursday March 30th marks the 100th day of imprisonment of Professor Istar Gozaydin, lately Chair of the Department of Sociology at Turkey’s Gediz University.

The Price of Dissent: Turkey’s Academic Purges and the Shrinking University Space

In the wake of a coup attempt in July 2016 the president of Turkey declared a state of emergency, which remains in place eight months later. During that time, the government has suspended, detained and placed under investigation tens

330 Academics ordered for dismissal in Turkey

On February 7, 2017, state authorities issued a decree ordering the dismissal of 330 academic personnel from 49 universities, based on allegations that they were suspected of being involved in a violent coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Authorities allege