Purge, Exile, and Resistance:Rethinking the Conflict of the Faculties through the Case of Academics for Peace in Turkey

Introduction Like dissident journalists, writers, and artists, the persecution of dissident academics by governments has been a common issue since the beginning of modern times. Raison d’état has frequently judged it necessary to conduct purges in universities, particularly in times of crisis and transition. In the case of Turkey, as a late industrialized country with feeble and dependent democratic institutions, this “national interest” argument seems to come into play more frequently, feedi..