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Turkish academic enters prison for signing 2016 peace petition

Turkish academic enters prison for signing 2016 peace petition

by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Füsun Üstel, a Turkish professor who signed a peace petition in 2016 to be incarcerated, turned herself in to prison authorities today to begin serving her sentence. Academics had gathered on Tuesday to bid farewell to Professor Üstel, whose 15-month prison sentence...

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