Thank you very much for sharing and spreading the word, it is highly
appreciated by academics and non-academics alike from Turkey.

Best wishes from İstanbul,

Su Sonia Herring

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 7:51 PM, Mueller, Milton L <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>
>
> For academics who are members of NCSG:
>
> This petition expresses opposition to the purge of academics in Turkey
> following the attempted coup.
>
> I am not asking NCSG as an entity to endorse it, just any individual
> members who want to. See below
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>
> *Subject: *
>
> Re: Open Letter of Support for Academics under Attack in Turkey
>
> *Date: *
>
> Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:31:58 -0400
>
> *From: *
>
> Chad Kautzer <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>
>
> *To: *
>
> Michael Hoffmann <[log in to unmask]>
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>
>
> I’m writing you because you previously contacted me in regard to an open
> letter of support for academics in Turkey. As you probably already know, on
> Tuesday began a deep and large-scale purge of all academic institutions in
> Turkey and yesterday the government instituted a travel ban on all
> academics and declared a three-month state of emergency. These are
> terrifying times, so I have a few things to ask of you:
>
>
>
> (1)  Please sign this open letter (you can add your name by clicking on
> the link):
> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-purge-of-academic-institutions-in-Turkey
> ;
>
> (2)  Please share this letter with colleagues everywhere and with media
> or educational organizations, if you have contacts;
>
> (3)  If you would like to receive updates in the future about actions you
> can take to support academics and academic institutions in Turkey, please
> reply to this email with “Email List” in the subject line. The list will
> only be used to inform you about actions (i.e. letters, press conferences,
> conferences, protests).
>
> (4)  Also, if you’re an academic in the U.S., there is a letter to U.S.
> officials here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSlYEn-XzHm8nKF_yRdTF__T3EFVk0EAgYzaYTymwUA/edit?usp=sharing
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1GSlYEn-2DXzHm8nKF-5FyRdTF-5F-5FT3EFVk0EAgYzaYTymwUA_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=fPEIpRM3yGHg7JclXmIXw8wU-NB2kNkgxtLN1kwHXY0&m=gD_olZVPD8Lp7uf9muf1CTSTVzYLiN2TnZeuxFj0j68&s=thk2Zs9DDunYVsl0GyQjdf_S7A4A2v62SCpcNzBcvbs&e=>
>   Please share it with other U.S. academics if you can. The letter was
> initiated by Professors Seyla Benhabib and Joan Scott, and it might be sent
> as early as tomorrow (Friday, July 22).
>
>
>
> Please feel free to email me with information about actions, colleagues in
> Turkey, etc. The better we’re networked, the more effective we can be in
> helping our colleagues.
>
>
>
> Also, I’m editing a new series for the American Philosophical Association
> blog: “Dispatches on Turkey.” A description of the series is included in
> the link, if you know of any potential contributors:
> http://blog.apaonline.org/2016/05/31/dispatches-on-turkey-academics-and-authoritarianism/
>
>
>
> Here are a few articles about the recent tragic developments:
>
> New York Times:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/world/europe/turkey-erdogan-gulen.html
>
> Washington Post:
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-bans-all-academics-from-travelling-in-latest-post-coup-measures/2016/07/20/f3498b44-4de5-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html
>
> Al Jazeera:
> http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/erdogan-declares-state-emergency-turkey-160720203646218.html
>
>
>
> Thanks for your support. I know our colleagues in Turkey deeply appreciate
> it.
>
> Chad
>
>
>
> Chad Kautzer
>
> Associate Professor of Philosophy
>
> Lehigh University
>
> https://lehigh.academia.edu/ChadKautzer
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:59 PM, Chad Kautzer <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> Many thanks, Michael.
>
>
>
> I’m sending everyone a note asking if you can also share the letter with
> colleagues, professional organizations, on social media, etc. Whatever
> works to get the word out.
>
>
>
> Thanks again and be well,
>
> Chad
>
>
>
> “U.S. Academics Pledge Solidarity and Denounce Erdoğan’s Attack on
> Turkish Counterparts,” Chad Kautzer (1/18/16)
> http://revolution-news.com/u-s-academics-pledge-solidarity-and-denounce-erdogans-attack-on-turkish-counterparts/
>
>
>
> Chad Kautzer, Ph.D.
>
> Visiting Research Scholar
>
> CUNY Graduate Center, 2015/16
>
> Associate Professor of Philosophy
>
> Director, Social Justice Minor
>
> Department of Philosophy
>
> University of Colorado Denver
>
> Campus Box 179, P.O. Box 173364
>
> Denver, CO 80217-3364
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Michael Hoffmann <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to sign the Open Letter at
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXZU47gA24YPLLbA-p4uysCKcO7uASisHX6xH3msk0U/edit#
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXZU47gA24YPLLbA-p4uysCKcO7uASisHX6xH3msk0U/edit>
> .
>
> Thanks for your initiative!
> Best,
> Michael
>
> Michael Hoffmann, PhD
> Associate Professor
> School of Public Policy
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> 685 Cherry Street, N.W.
> DM Smith Building
> Atlanta, GA 30332-0345
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