The Science Academy deems it necessary to share with the general public its opinion on the dismissal of academics from public service within the scope of the ongoing state of emergency. Click here to read the statement.
International Council for Science (ICSU) urges Turkey to restore the Principle of Universality of Science. Please click to read the statement.
The Science Academy has issued a statement on Academic Freedoms, Reason, Science and Merit. Please click to read the statement.
Please click to read the joint statement by the British Academy, Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh on the current situation in Turkey.
ALLEA – All European Federation of Academies issued a statement rejecting the attempted coup in Turkey. The statement also calls for respect for academic freedom and autonomy.
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We strongly condemn the attempted coup. In the light of reason and science the preservation and further development of democracy is indispensable for the welfare of our people and country, and for the flourishing of science and civilization.
The Science Academy
The 10th General Assembly of the Science Academy was held on May 7, 2016. Here are the Science Academy’s five new Honorary Members.
The Science Academy member Durmuş Ali Demir penned an obituary for Namık Kemal Pak, Science Academy member we lost in November 2015.
To read the article please click.
The Science Academy member İlhan Tekeli was awarded the Jury prize at Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards 2016.
This year the awards main focus was “New Centers in Turkey: Economy, Education, Art and Peace in Cities”.
The Special Jury Prize was given to İlhan Tekeli for his work on urban and regional planning, planning theory, macro-geography, migration geography and political behavior, history and theory of local administrations in Turkey, urbanization and urban policy, economic policy, the economic history of Turkey, and urban and community studies.
German mathematical society (Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung), the German geoscientific societies (Dachverband Geowissenschaften), and the German society for mathematical logic and philosophy of science (Deutsche Vereinigung für Mathematische Logik und für Grundlagenforschung der
Exakten Wissenschaften) have sent a joint open letter to the attention of the Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu.
To read the letter, please click.
