This note, added to The Science Academy statement of February 3 on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University addresses developments since then, namely allegations concerning Science Academy member Prof. Dr Ayşe Buğra and abrupt installments of new Faculties of Law and Communication at Boğaziçi University.
Please click to read The Science Academy Turkey – Bilim Akademisi executive board’s statement on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University.
An addendum was released on February 8 to The Science Academy statement of February 3 on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University addressing thedevelopments since then, namely allegations concerning Science Academy member Prof. Dr Ayşe Buğra and the abrupt establishment of two new faculties at Boğaziçi University.
The Science Academy’s sixth report on the situation of academic freedoms in Turkey is released. Please click to read the report.
Please follow the below links for the previous years’ reports.
Please click to read the Science Academy Turkey – Executive Board decision regarding Associate Professor Fatih Şen.
Bilim Akademisi member Prof. Celal Şengör was awarded the 2020 Eduard Suess Medal by the The Austrian Geological Society (Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft).
The award ceremony is planned for Spring 2021 due to Covid-19 measures.
International Science Council (ISC)’s statement on combating systemic racism and other forms of discrimination was released on June 9th, 2020.
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The Science Academy Turkey member Prof. Dani Rodrik is this year’s recipient of the Princess of Asturias Social Sciences Award.
According to the jury, Rodrik, 62, “has strengthened the rigor in the analysis of the dynamics of the globalization of international economic relations” and his conclusions have made the economic system “much more sensitive to the needs of society.”
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The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRNASS) has issued a statement on human rights concerns related to Covid-19. (May 19, 2020)
Science Academy Turkey- Bilim Akademisi, strongly endorses this important statement as the rights to life and health care rely on the freedom of expression and freedom of information based on evidence. The inclusion of all in the protection of these rights, especially those forced into risk by necessity and by law, is a practical as well as a moral obligation.
Please click to read the IHRNASS Executive Committee statement on human rights concerns …
On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) recognised contributions of 18 high achieving members worldwide by naming them Fellows, including Bilim Akademisi member Erol Gelenbe who was named first in this list.
Further information can be found at https://www.ifipnews.org/ifip-names-first-cohort-fellows-2/
