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BILGI UNIVERSITY MAKES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CONFERENCE STATEMENT, CONFERENCE TEAM RESPONDS
04.06.2015 10:12 NEWS
Ä°stanbul Bilgi University has made a statement regarding the
blocking of the conference titled "The Armenian Genocide: Concepts
and Comparative Perspectives" planned to be held at the university
on April 26.
The statement claims that it is not true that the university has
cancelled the aforementioned conference, adding that an official
request to organize the conference was never submitted to the rector's
office, and that therefore the university could not be said to be
hosting such an event.
Reservation application made months ago
However, the conference organization team, in their statement to Agos,
explained that the university's statement did not reflect the truth
and that the application for venue reservation was made months ago.
The statement read, "In accordance with the official procedures of
Bilgi University, first a venue reservation was made, and when the
program of the event became clear, the event application was prepared,
signed and presented to the events department under the General
Secretary on 17 March 2015." The team added that the conference had
been announced on the events page of the university, but that it was
then removed when they had been notified by e-mail that the venue
reservation had been cancelled.
The conference organization team concluded their statement with the
words, "The blocking of this conference, which we aimed to realize
as a necessity of our profession, is an intervention to and breach
of academic freedom and freedom of expression. This prevention
unfortunately also harms the well-deserved, positive image of our
university built over many years."
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/11170/bilgi-university-makes-armenian-genocide-conference-statement-conference-team-responds
04.06.2015 10:12 NEWS
Ä°stanbul Bilgi University has made a statement regarding the
blocking of the conference titled "The Armenian Genocide: Concepts
and Comparative Perspectives" planned to be held at the university
on April 26.
The statement claims that it is not true that the university has
cancelled the aforementioned conference, adding that an official
request to organize the conference was never submitted to the rector's
office, and that therefore the university could not be said to be
hosting such an event.
Reservation application made months ago
However, the conference organization team, in their statement to Agos,
explained that the university's statement did not reflect the truth
and that the application for venue reservation was made months ago.
The statement read, "In accordance with the official procedures of
Bilgi University, first a venue reservation was made, and when the
program of the event became clear, the event application was prepared,
signed and presented to the events department under the General
Secretary on 17 March 2015." The team added that the conference had
been announced on the events page of the university, but that it was
then removed when they had been notified by e-mail that the venue
reservation had been cancelled.
The conference organization team concluded their statement with the
words, "The blocking of this conference, which we aimed to realize
as a necessity of our profession, is an intervention to and breach
of academic freedom and freedom of expression. This prevention
unfortunately also harms the well-deserved, positive image of our
university built over many years."
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/11170/bilgi-university-makes-armenian-genocide-conference-statement-conference-team-responds