Academy Hosts Human Rights Symposium

The two day 4th Human Rights Symposium is to be hosted at Istanbul’s Bogazici (Bosphorus) University this Wednesday with guest speakers covering the issue of human rights in Europe and discrimination of citizens in Turkey.

Murat Akan, Ferhat Kentel, Meryem Koray and Fusun Ustel will be attending the symposium that has been organised by the Social Services Club of the university.

Akan and Kentel will speak on "human rights in Turkey in light of the cartoon crisis and the immigrant uprisings in France” while Koray and Ustel will be speaking on the concept of “Others in Turkey” covering the issues of who are regarded as optimum citizens in the country and who not.

Can Candan's "Walls" documentary is also to be screened at the symposium.

The Symposium programme is as follows:

10 May Wednesday

"Human rights in Turkey in light of the cartoon crisis and the immigrant uprisings in France”

12:30 Demir Demirgil Hall (OFB)

Murat Akan – Bogazici University

Ferhat Kentel - Bilgi University

Documentary screening and chat

15:30 Turgut Noyan Hall

"Duvarlar-Mauern-Walls"

Chat with director Can Candan

11 May Thursday

Who is optimum citizen, who is not?

'The Others in Turkey'

17:00 İbrahim Bodur Auditorium (Natuk Birkan)

Meryem Koray -Yıldız Teknik University

Fusun Ustel - Marmara University (TK/II/YE)