HE council opens door to pro-Palestinian Western scholars

In response to the dismissal of scientists and students in the West for protesting Israeli massacres in Gaza, Erol Özvar, president of Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education, has extended an invitation for them to continue their studies and research in the country, reports TRT Afrika.

“As president of the Council of Higher Education, I would like to address the scientists and students from Western universities who lost their jobs because they opposed the massacres in Gaza: The doors of Turkish universities are open to Western academics and scientists,” he said, speaking at the opening of a conference titled “Gaza Genocide Attempt: Tellings of an Eyewitness” at the Social Sciences University of Ankara.

The conference was presented by Ghassan Abu Sitta, the Palestinian rector of Glasgow University, who volunteered as a doctor during Israel’s siege of Gaza and was prevented from talking about his experiences in some European countries.
Full report on the TRT Afrika site