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 …

By Maral Sahin|13/06/2015|Comments Off

The Science Academy Board of Directors Statement on the Gezi Park Events

The Science Academy Statement on the Gezi Park Events is as follows:

“In the context of the protests which started at Gezi Park in Istanbul at the end of May to later spread across the country, The Science Academy sees serious problems in terms of freedoms of association, expression and acquiring information, and the implementation of decisions and policies based on information.

The government has insisted on taking action without regard for expert opinions and criticisms, in …

By Maral Sahin|07/09/2013|Comments Off

Ethics Committee

Bilim Akademisi Ethics Committee Members

Ersin Yurtsever (Coordinator)

Resources

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NATURE Editorial – Power of the Pen (24.03.2016)

The Nature editorial Power of the Pen – 24 March 2016 (click for the pdf)

Scientists must unite to stop Turkey from removing the right to freedom of expression.

When he labelled outspoken academics as terrorists, Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was probably not thinking of Voltaire’s eighteenth-century philosophical maxim: “To hold a pen is to be at war”.

Erdoğan sent shivers down the spines of those who care about human rights by declaring on 14 March that those who support terrorists are as guilty as those “who pull the trigger”, and …

By Maral Sahin|24/03/2016|Comments Off

IHRNASS Statement on Turkey (19.01.2016)

The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRNASS) has issued a statement regarding the Turkish academicians right to free speech. For the pdf file please click. Furthermore as of 25 January 30 Nobel Laureates have endorsed this statement (full list here)

January 19, 2016

The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (H.R. Network) supports and defends the right of fellow academics, anywhere in the world, to peacefully express their lawful opinions and concerns. We, the members of the H.R. Network’s Executive Committee, are alarmed by the increasingly repressive and inflammatory reaction by …

By Maral Sahin|22/01/2016|Comments Off

The Science Academy Report on the New Code of Discipline by YÖK

The amendments to the Council of Higher Education’s (YÖK) Code of Discipline for Directors, Faculty Members and Civil Servants were issued on the Official Gazette dated January 29, 2014 and thereby came into immediate effect. The amendments introduce changes to the individual and scientific freedoms of academics, take certain deeds and activities out of the scope of disciplinary action, reduce sanctions for certain acts while toughening them for others. Furthermore, the amendment also includes measures directly related to scientific activity and especially research, such as plagiarism. The following paragraphs are taken from the report issued by The Science …

By Maral Sahin|22/02/2014|Comments Off