Turkish Academy of Science's President Yucel KanpolatTUBA
More than one-third of the members of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) have announced their resignations after the government made only minor amendments to its plan to take control of the organization’s administration.
TÜBA is a scholarly society that recognizes outstanding scientists, conferring awards and fellowships to distinguished researchers, and makes scientific policy recommendations to the government. This past August, the Turkish government announced its plans to nearly triple the number of TÜBA members to 300, with most new members to be appointed either by Prime Minister Recep Erdogan or the Council of Higher Education, an organization under government control, instead of being elected by current members. In addition, the government would terminate the current president and appoint a new one, rather than allowing ...