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Investigation launched into Erdoğan ally mafia leader for call to arms

The Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, a devotee of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Despite end of state of emergency in Turkey, passport limitations persist for the purged

Passport limitations on purged state personnel, particularly academics dismissed from universities, are continuing although the state of emergency that led to those restrictions was...

CoE human rights commissioner to intervene in Kavala’s case at ECtHR

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has announced her decision to intervene in a case against jailed Turkish rights activist...

Academic arrested on charges of organizing Gezi Park protests, Kavala links

İstanbul Bilgi University NGO Education and Research executive Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who was among academics detained on Friday for alleged links to jailed businessman and...

13 academics detained for organizing Gezi protests, ties to activist Kavala

In a new wave of detentions in Turkey, 13 academics were detained on Friday on accusations of organizing and financing the Gezi Park protests...

Turkish prosecutor demands 7.5 years for 32 academics who signed peace petition

Thirty-two Turkish academics who signed a peace petition appeared in criminal court on Friday, where the prosecutor demanded that the court sentence them to...

3 peace declaration academics given suspended sentences

An İstanbul high criminal court on Tuesday handed down suspended sentences of one year, three months to three Turkish academics on terrorism charges resulting...

Crackdown on education sector in Turkey deals blow to free thought: report

A crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch hunt targeting teachers, academics and other professionals in the education sector has dealt...

[OPINION] Sedat Peker, Erdoğan’s mafia leader ally, is spreading his wings

Abdullah Bozkurt The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has contracted some of his clandestine operations to mafia leaders who have apparently pledged to serve...

‘Last’ government decree sacks 18,632 civil servants, closes 3 newspapers

The Turkish government on Sunday issued a decree-law firing 18,632 civil servants due to their alleged ties to “terrorist groups” and closing 12 associations,...

HRW: Turkish gov’t creating climate of fear on university campuses

Turkey’s universities are experiencing a period of self-censorship and a lack of academic freedom as hundreds of academic staff members face prosecution and thousands...

Over 41,000 education staff dismissed since 2016 coup attempt in Turkey

A total of 34,000 teachers have been dismissed along with 5,882 academics and 1,372 administrative personnel from universities in Turkey as part of a...

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