Prof. Neumann Resigns Following Dismissal of Bilgi Academic
Prof. Dr. Neumann has resigned from his post following the dismissal of Prof. Dr. Balıkçıoğlu from Bigli University over ‘insulting the President’.
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Prof. Dr. Christoph K. Neumann from İstanbul Bilgi University has protested lay off of his colleague, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Sayın Balıkçıoğlu by resigning.
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İstanbul Bilgi University had laif off Prof. Dr. Balıkçıoğlu over insulting the President. Pro-government Sabah daily had pointed the academic as a target on its article dater June 15. Bilgi University had laid off the academic by the daily’s report and issued a statement.
Prof. Neumann in his resignation letter stating that this was a “political execution”, criticized the university for not protecting academic freedoms.
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