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Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressing dismay and concern over recent remarks by Turkish Minister of the Interior (Içişleri Bakanı) Idris Naim Şahin comparing writing and publishing ideas in support of Kurdish rights to terrorism.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressing dismay and concern over March 8th arrest and detention of Müge Tuzcuoğlu, charged under the Anti-Terror Law on grounds that her attendance at training workshops and her presence at two public demonstrations in support of Kurdish rights allegedly link her to the PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan- Kurdistan Workers’ Party).
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan regarding pattern of arrests and detention of university faculty and rectors in connection with the Ergenekon investigation.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan regarding the forced resignation of Professor Donald Quataert from the Institute of Turkish Studies.
Letter to Dr. Kadri Yamac, Rector Gazi University regarding the expulsion of Atilla Yayla from a faculty position.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding the detention and deportation of Kristiina Koivunen.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding the criminal investigation of Taner Akcam.
Letter to Prime Minister Erdogan protesting the prosecution of Professor Elif Shafak.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the prosecution of Orhan Pamuk.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Erdogan to protest the prosecution of publisher Fatih Tas.
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding cancellation of academic conference to be held May 25-27 at Bosphorus University.