Academic freedom and international cooperation have been increasingly at risk in Turkey in the last years. University Deans, Professors and other scientists were forced to step down, a travel ban was imposed on many academics, and Turkish scientists working abroad were pressured to return to Turkey. Many journalists and newspaper editors have been detained and harassed, particularly since the coup attempt last year. How do Universities, editors and journalists deal with these restrictions on and hindrance of their work? How do they work despite these conditions? What are the mid- and long-term perspectives? These issues, among others, will be tackled in the panel discussion.
About the speakers:
Dr. Özgür Mumcu is a journalist working for Cumhuriyet newspaper, which was awarded the “Alternative Nobel Prize”, the Right Livelihood Award, in 2016. He is also an author and researcher at the Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. Stephan Geifes is Head of Division Transnational Education and Cooperation Programmes of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Information on participating / attending:
Please note that registration with presse.zef@uni-bonn.de by 16 June 2017 is required!
(By participating in the talk on 21 June you agree that any photo of you taken at the event may be used in the organizers' social media and print publications.)
Date:
06/21/2017 17:00 - 06/21/2017 18:00
Registration deadline:
06/16/2017
Event venue:
Center for Development Research (ZEF), Walter-Flex-Straße 3, ground floor, conference room
53113 Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
06/12/2017
Sender/author:
Susanne Heinke
Department:
Public Relations
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event57766
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