Support for Academics from 30 Nobel Prize Winners

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The number of Nobel Prize winners supporting the declaration of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies warning government of Turkey as to attacks on the academics has reached 30.

27 more Nobel Prize winners signed the declaration by January 25 issued via Executive Committee on January 19. There were three Nobel Prize winners at the beginning of the campaign. The declaration says, “We condemn all kinds of threat, false charge, and encouraging violence against these colleagues initiated by government of Turkey”.

The declaration underlining the importance of freedom of expression warns government and university administrators regarding academic liberties.

Following statements are included in the declaration:

“Respecting constitution, being attentive to humanitarian standards for all citizens, and prioritizing peaceful solutions at time of crisis is a civic duty in a democratic country like Turkey”.

Nobel Prize winner signatories:

Peter Agre, Chemistry, 2003,  Philip W. Anderson, Chemistry, 1977,  Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Physiology or Medicine, 2008,  Gunter Blobel, Medicine , 1999,  Martin Chalfie, Chemistry, 2008*,  Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Chemistry, 1997, Robert Curl, Chemistry, 1996,  Johann Deisenhofer, Chemistry, 1988, ,Peter Diamond, Economy, 2010*, Gerhard Ertl, Chemistry, 2007, Shelly Glashow, Chemistry, 1979,  David Gross, Chemistry, 2004, Roald Hoffmann, Chemistry, 1981, Wolfgang Ketterle, Chemistry, 2001, Klaus v. Klitzing, Chemistry, 1985,  Harold Kroto, Chemistry, 1996, Yuan T. Lee, Chemistry, 1986, Anthony J. Leggett, Chemistry, 2007,  Jean-Marie Lehn, Chemistry, 1987,  John Mather, Chemistry, 2006,  James Mirrlees, Economy, 1996, William D. Phillips, Chemistry, 1997, John Polanyi, Chemistry, 1986*,  Sir Richard J. Roberts, Physiology or Medicine, 1993, , Thomas A. Steitz, Chemistry, 2009, Thomas C. Südhof, Physiology or Medicine , 2013, ,John Sulston, Physiology or Medicine, 2002 ,  Jack W. Szostak, Physiology or Medicine, 2009,  Torsten Wiesel, Physiology or Medicine, 1981,  Oliver E. Williamson, Economy, 2009. (BK/TK)

* Initial signatories