The Science Academy Statement on the Limitation of Studies on Immigrants

The Science Academy’s Statement on the Limitation of Studies on Immigrants is as follows:

“Limitation of Studies on Immigrants Goes Against Scientific Freedoms!

On April 6, 2015, the Ministry of Interior sent a communiqué entitled “Field Studies on Individuals Seeking Temporary International Protection” to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which later passed it on to presidents’ offices at universities across Turkey on April 10th, 2015. In brief, the communiqué states that …

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Gezi Park Incidents from a Political and Social Sciences Perspective – Working Group Report

Here are excepts from the report entitled Gezi Park Incidents from a Political and Social Sciences Perspective by The Science Academy Working Group:

“The series of events which have taken place since May 28 in and around Taksim’s Gezi Park and their repercussions in 79 provinces across Turkey have led to two diametrically opposite explanations. The first was that these events were part of a conspiracy masterminded by foreign or domestic evil forces who wanted to topple a democratically elected government through illegal means. The other was that these incidents were a belated expression of democratization by upper status …

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