Scholars at Risk (SAR) responds to the Turkish Minister of Education
In a public 
letter, the Scholars at Risk Network reminded the Turkish Minister of Education, Nabi Avcı, that "the   asking   of   questions   and   expression   of   ideas—especially   disputed   or unpopular  ideas—is  not  only  essential  to  quality  higher  education;  it  is  the  root  of  democratic legitimacy and rule of law." This letter was a response to Nabi Avcı's reply to SAR's 
earlier letter.