Bilim Akademisi Report on Academic Freedoms 2021-2022
Please click here to read the Science Academy report on Academic Freedom in Turkey 2021-2022.
Please follow the below links for the previous years’ reports.
The Declaration of Bilim Akademisi (the Science Academy, Türkiye) on the Higher Education Council’s Decision on Distance Education
Please click to read The Declaration of Bilim Akademisi (the Science Academy, Türkiye) on the Higher Education Council’s Decision on Distance Education.
New Members of the Science Academy (December 2022)
The following scientists were elected as Science Academy, Turkey members at the General Assembly on 14.12.2022.
HONORARY MEMBER
Sanjit K. Mitra – University of California,
MEMBERS
Ziyadin Çakır – Jeoloji – İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Cem Ersoy – Bilgisayar Mühendisliği – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Seda Ertaç – Ekonomi – Koç Üniversitesi
Ece Göztepe – Hukuk – Bilkent Üniversitesi
Ali Hortaçsu – Ekonomi – The University of Chicago
Aylin Yener -Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği – The Ohio State University
Bilim Akademisi supports IHRN Executive Committee Statement
The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRN) is an alliance of more than 90 honorary societies that defends the fundamental rights of scholars worldwide and supports academic institutions under threat. We, the members of the IHRN’s Executive Committee, strongly condemn the ban against women’s participation in higher education in Afghanistan announced this week by the Taliban’s acting Minister of Higher Education. Denying women access to education is a gross violation of fundamental international human rights standards, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …
Statement in support of Celal Şengör, published by the The Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi), Turkey
Please click to read the statement in support of Celal Şengör, published by the The Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi), Turkey
The statement was originally announced on September 05, 2022.
Science Academy, Turkey – Statement regarding the Military Attack of Russia on Ukraine
The Science Academy, Turkey, strongly condemns the military attack of Russia on Ukraine, a sovereign and democratic state, violating all rules of international law and causing unprecedented harm to the basic tenets of the United Nations Charter. The Preamble of the Charter states its objective as ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights […] of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice …
Bilim Akademisi Report on Academic Freedoms 2020-2021
The Science Academy Turkey- Bilim Akademisi’s seventh report on the situation of academic freedoms in Turkey is released. Please click to read the report.
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Statement on the Rejections of the “Academics for Peace” Applications by the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures
Please click to read the Science Academy Statement on the rejections of the “Academics for Peace” applications by the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures.
Bilim Akademisi Report on Academic Freedoms 2020-2021 (Summary)
The Science Academy has been publishing reports on academic freedom since the year 2015, summarizing the developments and sharing them with the public. The report we have drafted this year is once more a compendium of outstanding violations of academic freedoms in our country. Most of the violations stem from the authority accorded to the President of the Republic under the new laws or decrees, which make interventions and violations such as those enacted at Bogazici University possible, without any proper justification or dialogue with the university bodies before taking action in such critical matters as appointments or the creation …
The Science Academy Executive Board’s Announcement Regarding Its Academic Ethics Values
Egalitarian and inclusive conduct of scientific research and teaching based on respect is an integral part of scientific merit and academic ethics. In an academic environment, the attitude and behavior reinforcing sexist prejudices, particularly depicting women as subordinate, incompetent and worthless beings is not acceptable. Statements praising, normalizing, and justifying hierarchical pressure, use of physical force and derogatory expressions for any reason have consequences beyond affecting their subjects. These statements toxify the scientific environment by transforming it into one riddled with discrimination, exclusion, intimidation, oppression, or asymmetrical power relationships. It has far reaching consequences in …