Turkey Detains Academics as Chomsky Takes Aim at Erdoğan’s Brutality, Hypocrisy

July 24, 2024 | admin

(DNAINFO) Jon Queally, January 15, 2016 — Global outcry over academic freedom and human rights has erupted following news on Friday that the Turkish government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrested at least 18 academics and scholars for signing an open letter last week calling for the end of Turkey’s brutal treatment of the country’s Kurdish people.”

[President Erdoğan] then launched a tirade against those who condemn his crimes against Kurds, who happen to be the main ground force opposing Isis in both Syria and Iraq. Is there any need for further comment?” —Noam Chomsky

The controversy has been elevated internationally by the involvement of Noam Chomsky and other high-profile academics who have also expressed public contempt for Turkey’s policies towards the Kurds as well as Erdoğan’s double-standards on fighting “terrorism” both inside his own country and in neighboring Syria.

Source: Turkey Detains Academics as Chomsky Takes Aim at Erdoğan’s Brutality, Hypocrisy | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

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