Tosun Terzioğlu’s Contributions to Mathematics
Mathematician Aydın Aytuna penned an article on Science Academy member Tosun Terzioğlu we lost in February 2016.
To read the article please click.
From The British Academy, on the Current Situation in Turkey
The British Academy makes updates on the current situation in Turkey. Please click to read.
From Science Magazine (November 2016)
John Bohannon’s article on Turkey: Turkish government tightens grip on universities
The Latest Intervention Against University Autonomy in Turkey
On October 29th, Day of the Republic, the Executive Decree no. 676 issued under conditions of State of Emergency has established a new system to designate university presidents. From now on, presidents of state universities will be appointed by the President of the Republic from among three candidates nominated by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), and presidents of private foundation universities will be appointed again by the President of the Republic from among three candidates nominated by the board of trustees and approved by YÖK. Please click for the full text.