Academic Özgüç Resigns After Being Included in ‘1,071 Signatories’ Without Her Consent

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After the Constitutional Court ruled that the penalization of Academics for Peace for having signed the declaration "We will not be a party to this crime" has violated their freedom of expression, 1,071 academics from different universities have released a counter-declaration entitled "Constitutional Court cannot legitimize terrorism."

Though her name was listed among the signatories of the counter-declaration, Dr. Anıl Özgüç from İstanbul Aydın University indicated that she did not approve such a declaration, announcing that she would resign from the university. Accordingly, Dr. Özgüç has resigned from the university.

Speaking to the T24 news website, Dr. Anıl Özgüç previously stated, "I have given absolutely no approval for this."

'Thank you for reminding me'

Sharing a message on Twitter yesterday (August 11), Dr. Anıl Özgüç announced that she resigned from İstanbul Aydın University as of August 1:

Görev yaptığım üniversiteden 01 Ağustos tarihinde ayrıldım. Destekleriniz için, bana bir sayıdan, bir "kelle" den ibaret olmadığımı hatırlattığınız için teşekkür ederim.

— Anıl Özgüç (@AnOzguc) August 11, 2019

"I left the university where I work as of August 1. Thank you for supporting me and reminding me that I am more than a number and a 'head'", Özgüç said in her tweet. (PT/SD)