Dünyaca ünlü bilim insanlarından 'akademik özgürlüğe saygı' bildirisi

Açıklamada, "Siyasi  makamların meslektaşlarımızı 'ihanet' ve 'terörizme  destek'le suçlayan kampanyalar yürütmesinden ve adli mercilerin ve YÖK'ün söz konusu öğretim üyeleri hakkında soruşturmalar açmasından  büyük endişe duyuyoruz" dendi.

Aralarında iktisat profesörü Daron Acemoğlu, Osmanlı ve Türkiye tarihi hakkında birçok kitap yayımlayan Prof. Erik-Jan Zürcher, Prof. Dr. Jenny White ve Dr. Aslı Iğsız'ın da aralarında bulunduğu akademisyenler, "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti yetkililerinden akademik özgürlüğe ve ifade hürriyetine saygı duymasını bekliyoruz" dedi.

216 akademisyenin altına imzalarını attıkları bildiri şöyle:

"Aşağıda imzası bulunan bizler, Amerika’dan Asya’ya, dünyanın farklı üniversitelerinde Türkiye ve Osmanlı tarihi üzerine çalışmalar yürüten öğretim üyeleri olarak Türkiye’de akademik özgürlüklerin daralmasından derin kaygı duymaktayız. Bildiği üzere, 10 Ocak 2016’da, Türkiye’den 1128 ve ülke dışından 356 akademisyen bir bildiri imzaladılar. Bu bildiri, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devleti’ni süregelen şiddete son vermeye, yedi ilde çoğunluğu Kürt olan 1.5 milyon vatandaşı etkileyen sokağa çıkma yasaklarını kaldırmaya ve Kürt hareketiyle tekrar müzakerelere başlamaya davet etti. Biz bu bildiriyi ifade özgürlüğü çerçevesinde değerlendiriyor ve meslektaşlarımızın bu bildiriden dolayı suçlanmasını kabul etmiyoruz. Bizler, siyasi makamların meslektaşlarımızı “ihanet” ve "terörizme destek”le suçlayan kampanyalar yürütmesinden ve adli mercilerin ve Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu’nun (YÖK) söz konusu öğretim üyeleri hakkında soruşturmalar açmasından büyük endişe duyuyoruz.  

"Türkiye’deki siyasi ve yargı makamlarını ve YÖK’ü evrensel standartlar çerçevesinde akademik özgürlüğe ve düşünceyi ifade hürriyetine saygı duymaya davet  ediyoruz. Ayrıca, Türkiye’nin Avrupa İnsan  Hakları Sözleşmesi’ni, İnsan Hakları Evrensel Bildirgesi’ni, Kişisel ve Siyasal Haklar Uluslararası Sözleşmesi’ni ve Avrupa Güvenlik ve İşbirliği Teşkilatı Nihai Senedi’ni imzaladığını, bu antlaşma ve, daha önemlisi, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası’na göre, devletin, düşünce, ifade, dernek ve toplanma özgürlüklerini korumakla yükümlü olduğunu hatırlatıyor, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti yetkililerinden akademik özgürlüğe ve ifade hürriyetine saygı duymasını bekliyoruz."

Metne imzasını atan akademisyenlerin tam listesi şöyle:

1. Prof. Dr.  Daron Acemoglu, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT, USA
2. Dr. Can Açıksöz - University of Arizona, USA
3. Dr. Iris Agmon - Ben Gurion University, Israel
4. Prof Dr Samim Akgonul - University of Strasbourg, France
5. Prof. Dr. Jun Akiba, Chiba University, Japan
6. Dr. Yigit Akin - Tulane University, USA
7. Dr. Karabekir Akkoyunlu - University of Graz, Austria
8. Prof. Dr. Virginia Aksan - McMaster University, Canada
9. Dr. Ayca Alemdaroglu - Associate Director of Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program,  Northwestern University, USA
10. Dr. Ece Algan - Director, Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, California State   University at San Bernardino, USA
11. Prof. Dr. Guillermo Algaze - University of California, San Diego, USA
12. Prof. Walter Andrews - University of Washington, USA
13. Dr. Sedef Arat-Koc - Ryerson University, Canada
14. Dr. Febe Armanios - Middlebury College, USA
15. Dr. Tuna Artun - Rutgers University, USA
16. Dr. Senem Aslan - Bates College, USA
17. Dr. Nurcan Atalan - Skidmore College, USA
18. Dr. Sabri Ateş - Southern Methodist University, USA
19. Dr. Marc Aymes - CNRS, France
20. Dr. Kathryn Babayan - University of Michigan, USA
21. Prof. Dr. Marc Baer - London School of Economics, UK
22. Dr. Ulas Bagci - University of Central Florida, USA
23. Dr. Onur Bakiner - Seattle University, USA
24. Prof. Asli Bali - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
25. Prof. Dr. Karl K. Barbir - Siena College, USA
26. Dr. Betul Basaran - St. Mary’s College, USA
27. Prof. Dr. Shahzad Bashir - Stanford University, USA
28. Dr. Birol Başkan - Georgetown University, USA
29. Dr. Sahar Bazzaz - College of the Holy Cross, USA
30. Prof. Dr. Joel Beinin - Donald J. McLaclan Professor of History, Stanford University, USA
31. Dr. Ceren Belge - Concordia University, Canada
32. Prof. Faruk Bilici - Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France
33. Dr. Patricia Blessing - Society of Architectural Historians, USA
34. Dr. Grigor Boykov - CRSA, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
35. Prof. Dr. Hamit Bozarslan - EHESS, France
36. Prof. Dr. Sibel Bozdogan - Harvard University, USA
37. Dr. Marcy Brink-Danan - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
38. Prof. Dr. Petra de Bruijn - Leiden University, Netherlands
39. Prof. Dr. Palmira Brummett - Brown University, USA
40. Dr. Guy Burak, New York University, USA
41. Dr. Rebecca Bryant - London School of Economics, UK
42. Dr. Michelle Campos - University of Florida, USA  
43. Dr. Lale Can - City University of New York, USA
44. Dr. Giancarlo Casale - University of Minnesota, USA
45. Dr. Sinem Casale - University of Minnesota, USA
46. Dr. Erdem Çıpa - University of Michigan, USA
47. Dr. Natalie Clayer - CNRS-EHESS, France
48. Prof. Dr. Juan Cole, University of Michigan, USA
49. Dr. Robert Crews - Stanford University, USA
50. Dr. Ferenc Csirkés - Tübingen University, Germany
51. Prof. Dr. Jocelyne Dakhlia - EHESS, France
52. Dr. Rosito D’Amora - University del Salento, Italy
53. Emeritus Prof. Robert Dankoff - University of Chicago, USA
54. Dr. Yorgos Dedes - School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
55. Emerita Professor Dr. Carol Delaney - Stanford University, USA
56. Prof. Dr. Devin DeWeese - Indiana University, USA
57. Emeritus Professor Dr. Arif Dirlik - University of Oregon, USA
58. Prof. Dr. Beshara Doumani - Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor of Modern Middle East History, Brown University, USA
59. Dr. Markus Dressler - University of Bayreuth, Germany Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly -- Siena   College, USA
60. Dr. Howard Eissenstat - St. Lawrence University, USA
61. Dr. Lerna Ekmecioglu - McMillan-Stewart Associate  Professor of History, MIT, USA
62. Dr. Evrim Emir-Sayers - San Francisco State University, USA
63. Dr. Bogac Ergene - University of Vermont, USA
64. Prof. Carl Ernst - Kenan Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, University of California  at Chapel Hill, USA  
65. Dr. Sinem Eryilmaz, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
66. Dr. Tolga Esmer - Central European University, Hungary
67. Dr. Kristin Fabbe - Harvard University, USA
68. Prof. Dr. Khaled Fahmy - Harvard University, USA and American University in Cairo, Egypt
69. Dr. Heather Ferguson - Claremont McKenna College, USA
70. Dr. Emine Fetvaci - Boston University, USA
71. Emeritus Professor Dr. Carter Findley - Humanities Distinguished Professor in History, Ohio   State University, USA
72. Prof. Dr. Cornell Fleischer - Kanuni Suleyman Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish  Studies, University of Chicago, USA
73. Dr. Benoit Fliche - CNRS, France
74. Prof. Dr. Ben Fortna - University of Arizona, USA
75. Dr. Elizabeth Frierson - University of Cincinnati, USA
76. Prof. Nancy Gallagher - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
77. Dr. Pascale Ghazaleh - The American University in Cairo, Egypt
78. Prof. Dr. Fatma Muge Gocek - University of Michigan, USA
79. Dr. Banu Gokariksel - University of North Carolina, USA
80. Emeritus Professor Dr. Peter B. Golden - Rutgers University, USA
81. Dr. Rachel Goshgarian - Lafayette College, USA
82. Prof. Dr. Rossitsa Gradeva - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and American University in  Bulgaria
83. Prof. Dr. Molly Greene - Princeton University, USA
84. Prof. Dr. Alexander H. de Groot - Leiden University, Netherlands
85. Dr. Mehmet Gurses - Florida Atlantic University, USA
86. Dr. Gottfried Hagen - University of Michigan, USA
87. Prof. Dr. Shirine Hamadeh - Rice University, USA
88. Prof. Dr. Jane Hathaway - Ohio State University, USA
89. Dr. Beatrice Hendrich - University of Cologne, Germany
90. Dr. David Henig - University of Kent, USA
91. Prof. Dr. Bernard Heyberger - Directeur d’études, EHESS, France
92. Prof. Dr. Colin Heywood - University of London, UK
93. Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Hurd - Northwestern University, USA
94. Dr. Asli Igsiz - New York University, USA
95. Prof. Dr. Colin Imber - University of Manchester, UK
96. Dr. Katharina Ivanyi - Columbia University, USA
97. Dr. Ralph Jaeckel - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
98. Prof. Dr. Cemal Kafadar - Vehbi Koç Professor of Turkish Studies, Harvard University, USA
99. Dr. Efthymia Kanner - University of Athens, Greece
100. Dr. Ayfer Karakaya-Stump - The College of William and Mary, USA
101. Prof. Dr. Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Maryland University, USA
102. Prof. Dr. Hakan Karateke, University of Chicago, USA
103. Prof. Dr. Resat Kasaba - Stanley D. Golub Professor of International Studies, University of   Washington, USA
104. Dr. Dimitris Kastritsis, St. Andrews University, UK
105. Dr. Zeynep Kaya - London School of Economics, UK
106. Dr. Hasan Kayali - University of California, San Diego, USA
107. Dr. Michael Kemper - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
108. Dr. Zeynep Kezer - Newcastle University, UK
109. Prof. Dr. Dina Khoury, Elliot School of International Affairs and George Washington University,  USA
110. Dr. Ilham Khuri-Makdisi - Northeastern University, USA
111. Prof. Dr. Hans-Lukas Kieser - University of New Castle, Australia
112. Dr. Ramazan Kilinc - University of Nebraska, USA
113. Dr. Mariya Kiprovska - CRSA, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
114. Dr. İpek Kocaomer Yosmaoğlu - Northwestern University, USA
115. Prof. Dr. Markus Koller - Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
116. Prof. Dariusz Kolodiejczyk - University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences,  Poland; Honorary Member of Turkish Historical Society (TTK)
117. Dr. Elias Kolovos - University of Crete, Greece
118. Dr. Zeynep Korkman - University of Arizona, USA
119. Prof. Dr. Yavuz Kose - University of Hamburg, Germany
120. Dr. Tijana Krstic - Central European University, Hungary
121. Dr. Harun Kucuk - University of Pennsylvania, USA
122. Dr. Paul Kubicek - Oakland University, USA
123. Prof. Dr. Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Political Science and Gorter Family
124. Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University, USA
125. Dr. Vjeran Kursar, University of Zagreb, Croatia
126. Dr. Ahmet Kuru - San Diego State University, USA
127. Prof. Dr. Selim Sirri Kuru - University of Washington, USA
128. Dr. Paul Levin - Stockholm University, Sweden
129. Prof. Dr. Mark Levine - University of California, Irvine, USA
130. Dr. Darina Martykánová - Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, Spain
131. Dr. Morgan Y. Liu - Ohio State University, USA
132. Prof. Dr. Beatrice F. Manz - Professor of History, Tufts University, USA
133. Professor Lenore G. Martin - Emmanuel College and Harvard University, USA
134. Dr. Elise Massicard - Sciences-Po CERI, France
135. Dr. Adam Mestyan - Society of Fellows, Harvard University, USA
136. Prof. Dr. Laurent Mignon - Oxford University, UK
137. Dr. Alan Mikhail - Yale University, USA
138. Dr. Amy Mills - University of South Carolina, USA
139. Prof. Dr. Timothy Mitchell - William B. Ransford Professor, Columbia University, USA
140. Dr. Yael Navaro - University of Cambridge, UK
141. Prof. Dr. Gülru Necipoğlu - Agha Khan Professor of Islamic Art, Harvard University, USA
142. Prof. Dr. Christoph K. Neumann - Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
143. Dr. Vanessa Ogle - University of Pennsylvania, USA
144. Prof. Dr. Bernard O’Kane - American University in Cairo, Egypt
145. Dr. Kerem Oktem - University of Graz, Austria
146. Prof. Dr. Ozlem Onaran - Greenwich University, UK
147. Prof. Dr. Victor Ostapchuk - University of Toronto, Canada
148. Dr. M'hamed Oualdi - Princeton University, USA
149. Prof. Dr. Umut Ozkirimli - Lund University, Sweden
150. Dr. Hakan Ozoglu - University of Central Florida, USA
151. Dr. Esra Ozyurek - Chair for Contemporary Turkish Studies, London School of Economics, UK
152. Dr. Tatjana Paic-Vukic - The Oriental Collection of the Archives of the Croatian Academy of  Sciences and Arts, Croatia
153. Prof. Dr. Leslie Peirce - New York University, USA
154. Dr. Karen Pinto, Boise State University, USA
155. Dr. Oyku Potuoglu-Cook - University of California, Riverside, USA
156. Dr. Andras Riedlmayer - Harvard University Libraries, USA
157. Prof. Dr. Aron Rodrigue - Charles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture, Stanford  University, USA
158. Prof. Dr. Dani Rodrik - Harvard University, USA
159. Prof. Dr. Eugene Rogan - Director of the Middle East Center, Oxford University, UK
160. Dr. E. Natalie Rothman - University of Toronto, Canada
161. Dr. David Romano - Missouri State University, USA
162. Dr. Avi Rubin - Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
163. Prof. Dr. Khaled El-Rouayheb, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic  Intellectual History, Harvard University, USA.
164. Dr. Kim Rygial - Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
165. Dr. Hanan Sabea - American University in Cairo, Cairo  
166. Dr. Dana Sajdi - Boston College, USA
167. Dr. Adam Sabra - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
168. Dr. İbrahim Kaya Şahin - Indiana University Bloomington, USA
169. Dr. Christa Salamandra - City University of New York, USA
170. Dr. Ariel Salzmann - Queen's University, Canada
171. Dr. Safa Saracoglu - Bloomsbury University, USA
172. Dr. Marinos Sariyannis - Institute for Mediterranean Studies/FORTH, Greece
173. Dr. Hakan Seckinelgin, London School of Economics, UK
174. Dr. David Selim Sayers - San Francisco State University, USA
175. Dr. Jan Schmidt - Leiden University, Netherlands
176. Dr. Kent Schull - SUNY, Binghamton, USA
177. Dr. Anna Secor - University of Kentucky, USA
178. Dr. Günter Seufert - German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany
179. Dr. Prakash Shahah - Queen Mary, University of London, UK
180. Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Shakman-Hurd - Northwestern University, USA
181. Prof. Dr. Wendy Shaw - Freie University, Germany.
182. Prof. Dr. Kim Shively - Kutztown University, USA
183. Prof. Dr. Kemal Silay - Indiana University, USA
184. Dr. Brian Silverstein - University of Arizona, USA
185. Prof. Dr. Amy Singer - Tel Aviv University, Israel
186. Dr. Gerrit Steunebrink - Radboud University, Netherlands
187. Prof. Dr. Martin Strohmeier - University of Cyprus, Cyprus
188. Prof. Dr. Martin Stokes - King’s College, UK
189. Dr. Emmanuel Szurek - EHESS, France
190. Emeritus Professor Richard Tapper - University of London, UK      
191. Dr. Eren Tasar - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
192. Dr. Deniz Tat - Leiden University, Netherlands
193. Dr. Baki Tezcan - University of California, Davis, USA
194. Dr. Gunes Murat Tezcur - Jalal Talabany Chair for Kurdish Political Studies, University of Central Florida, USA
195. Dr. Nicholas Trépanier - University of Mississipi, USA
196. Dr. Cihan Tugal - University of California, Berkeley, USA
197. Prof. Dr. Berna Turam - Northeastern University, USA
198. Dr. Zeynep Turkyilmaz - Dartmouth College, USA
199. Prof. Dr. Masayuki Ueno, Osaka City University, Japan
200. Dr. Ebru Ustundag - Brock University, Canada
201. Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vatin - Collège de France, France
202. Dr. Ali Yaycioglu - Stanford University, USA
203. Dr. Eunjeong Yi - Seoul National University, Korea
204. Dr. Kadir Yildirim - Rice University, USA
205. Dr. Zeynep Yurekli - Oxford University, UK
206. Prof. Dr. Sabra J. Webber - Ohio State University, USA
207. Prof. Dr. Jenny White - Boston University, USA
208. Dr. Charles L. Wilkins - Wake Forest University, USA
209. Dr. Carole Woodall - University of Colorado, USA
210. Dr. Sara Nur Yildiz - St. Andrews University, UK
211. Prof. Dr. Gokce Yurdakul - Georg Simmel Professor of Comparative Studies on Diversity and Social Conflicts, Humboldt University, Germany
212. Dr. Konstantina Zanou - Columbia University, USA
213. Prof. Dr. Fariba Zarinebaf - Chair, Middle East and Islamic Studies Program, University of California, Davis, USA
214. Prof. Dr. Dror Zeevi - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
215. Prof. Dr. Madeline Zilfi - University of Maryland, College Park
216. Prof. Dr. Erik-Jan Zürcher - Leiden University, Netherlands