Petition for Turkish academics

*(Image from “Turkey academics speak of fear and loss amid mass sackings”, Rengin Arslan, BBC Turkish, Istanbul, 13 February 2017; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38950906)*

The Board of Directors of the Italian Economic Society expresses its strong solidarity to Turkish Academics for the persecution imposed on them by the political and the judiciary authorities. We are deeply worried about the campaigns by the Turkish political authorities accusing our colleagues of “treason” and “supporting terrorism” as well as investigations by the prosecutors and Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) against them. We invite the Turkish political authorities, judiciary and YÖK to abide by the universal standards of academic freedom and freedom of expression.

Respectfully,

The Board of Directors of the Italian Economic Society