116 University Professors Call For Peace

"Filing of a second request for authorization, identical or modified, before establishment of international lawful grounds for legitimacy of military action and putting internal and external pressures on the Assembly would surely violate the principle of parliamentary supremacy. "

The further fact that dispatch of troops abroad and transportation of very large amounts of US military equipment across the country have already started is tantamount to holding the Assembly in contempt.

The professors, by a written press release, have reminded that the Grand National Assembly of Turkey had passed a resolution on March 1, 2003 to the effect of rejecting the government's request for permission both to send troops abroad and for the deployment of foreign troops on Turkish territory.

"In total disregard of this resolution, the government is being forced, and is preparing, to renew its request from the Assembly."

Signatures

Prof. Dr. Fikret Adaman, Prof. Dr. Baki Akkus, Prof. Dr. Nazan Aksoy, Prof. Dr. Sina Aksin, Prof. Dr. Gulen Aktas, Prof. Dr. Gulten Aktuglu, Prof. Dr. Hasan Anamur, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Alpar, Prof. Dr. Vural Altin, Prof. Dr. Kuban Altinel, Prof. Dr. Sule Ari, Prof. Dr. Yildiz Aydin, Prof. Dr. Ulku Azrak, Prof. Dr. Yaman Barlas, Prof. Dr. Nazli Basak, Prof. Dr. Isik Basar, Prof. Dr. Sevda Bekman, Prof. Dr. Aysegul Berktay, Prof. Dr. Murat Belge, Prof. Dr. Dilek Bektas, Prof. Dr. Isin Bengi, Prof. Dr. Nes'e Bilgin, Prof. Dr. Korkut Boratav, Prof. Dr. Ayse Bugra, Prof. Dr. Kuyas Bugra, Prof. Dr. Resit Canbeyli, Prof. Dr. Yucel Candemir, Prof. Dr. Hande Caglayan, Prof. Dr. Sabriye Demirci, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Dogan, Prof. Dr. Betul Dorunc, Prof. Dr. Alp Eden, Prof. Dr. Aysel Eksi, Prof. Dr. Sema Erder, Prof. Dr. Kadir Erdin, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ergun, Prof. Dr. Busra Ersanli, Prof. Dr. Ayse Erzan, Prof. Dr. Nuket Esen, Prof. Dr. Nihat Falay, Prof. Dr. Nejat Gacar, Prof. Dr. Fatma Gok, Prof. Dr. Ugur Gorpe, Prof. Dr. Dincer Gulen, Prof. Dr. Aydan Gulerce, Prof. Dr. Ayla Gursoy, Prof. Dr. Aysel Gursoy, Prof. Dr. Gencay Gursoy, Prof. Dr. Deniz Guzelsoy, Prof. Dr. Gurol Irzik, Prof. Dr. Mine Inceoglu, Prof. Dr. Necati Inceoglu,, Prof. Dr. Nihal İncioglu, Prof. Dr. Ahmet İnsel, Prof. Dr. Zehra İpsiroglu, Prof. Dr. Sezer Karcier, Prof. Dr. Hakan Karpuz, Prof. Dr. Erol Katircioglu, Prof. Dr. Rasit Kaya, Prof. Dr. Caglar Keyder, Prof. Dr. Hasan Kirmanlioglu, Prof. Dr. Oya Koymen, Prof. Dr. Turgay Kurultay, Prof. Dr. Nilufer Kuruyazici, Prof. Dr. Omer Kurkcuoglu, Prof. Dr. Kuvvet Lordoglu, Prof. Dr. Ali H. Mericli, Prof. Dr. Filiz Mericli, Prof. Dr. Osman Murathanoglu, Prof. Dr. Hasim Mutlu, Prof. Dr. Turkel Minibas, Prof. Dr. Beyza Oba, Prof. Dr. Baskin Oran, Prof. Dr. Ayse Oncu, Prof. Dr. İzzettin Onder, Prof. Dr. Ferhunde Ozbay, Prof. Dr. Ayse Ozder, Prof. Dr. Gunay Ozdogan, Prof. Dr. Huri Ozdogan, Prof. Dr. Seyda Ozil, Prof. Dr. Lerzan Ozkale, Prof. Dr. Sumru Ozkirimli,, Prof. Dr. Esin Ozturk, Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Ozturk, Prof. Dr. Jale Parla, Prof. Dr. Taha Parla, Prof. Dr. Tulin Polat, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Saclioglu, Prof. Dr. Vedat Sansoy, Prof. Dr. Turkan Saylan, Prof. Dr. Piraye Serdaroglu, Prof. Dr. Alpar Sevgen, Prof Dr. Cevza Sevgen, Prof. Dr. Yildiz Sey, Prof. Dr. Omur Sezgin, Prof. Dr. Ayse Soysal, Prof. Dr. Metin Sozen, Prof. Dr. Gencay Saylan, Prof .Dr. Burhan Senatalar, Prof. Dr. Gulay Gunluk Senesen, Prof. Dr. Umit Senesen, Prof. Dr. Fikret Senses, Prof. Dr. Betul Tanbay, Prof. Dr. Nilufer Tapan, Prof. Dr. Mete Tapan, Prof. Dr. Sedat Tavsanoglu, Prof. Dr. Guler Temizkan, Prof. Dr. Asli Tolun, Prof. Dr. Rezan Tuncay, Prof. Dr. Birsen Ulku, Prof. Dr. Zafer Uskul, Prof. Dr. Fusun Ustel, Prof. Dr. Hasan Yazici, Prof. Dr. Erinc Yeldan, Prof. Dr. Nurhan Yenturk, Prof. Dr. Tahsin Yesildere. (NM)