Turkish Scholar Denied Right to Board U.S.-Bound Flight [incl. Middle East Studies Association]

The Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom is protesting the refusal of authorities to allow a Turkish scholar of Kurdish history, İsmail Beşikçi, and his traveling companion to board a U.S.-bound flight from Istanbul reportedly at the behest of American government authorities.

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