Turkey releases 15 academics denouncing anti-Kurdish operationsJanuary 16, 2016 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 15 academics who were detained for having signed a declaration denouncing military operations against Kurdish rebels, have been released after questioning, the Associated Press reports citing Turkey's state-run news agency. The scholars were among more than 1,000 academics who endorsed the declaration this week, triggering ire from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and prompting prosecutors to launch probes into the signatories over possible "terrorist propaganda" charges. The 15 who were released after questioning Friday, January 15 are lecturers at Kocaeli University in northwest Turkey. Three other academics from Uludag University are still in custody. Authorities meanwhile detained one other academic, the Anadolu Agency reported. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |