Uluslararası Akademisyenlerin Bildirisi/International Academics’ Statement

  • Prof. Dr. Ünal Zenginobuz’un Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Ekonomi Bölüm baş­kanlığı görevini yürütürken hakkında soruşturmalar açılmasını, bu gerek­çeyle Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nden üç ay süresince uzaklaştırılmasını ve aka­demik ve eğitim-öğretim faaliyetlerinin engellenmesini kınıyoruz.

    Bu hatanın bir an önce düzeltilmesini talep ediyoruz.

    Mikroekonomi ve kamu maliyesi alanlarında üretken bir araştırmacı ol­masının yanı sıra, Prof. Dr. Zenginobuz aralarında halihazırda dünyanın önde gelen üniversitelerinde akademisyen olarak iktisat bilimine katkıda bulunanların da olduğu binlerce öğrenci yetiştirmiştir. Ayrıca, uluslarara­sı akademik kuruluşlarda ve Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nde seçilerek geldiği üst düzey görevleri özveri ile yerine getirmiştir. Prof. Dr. Zenginobuz, akademi­ye ve topluma olan bu katkıları dolayısıyla, Türkiye’de ve dünyada akade­mik camiada saygı duyulan ve örnek alınan isimler arasındadır.

    Prof. Dr. Zenginobuz’un akademik dünyadan uzaklaştırılmaya çalışılma­sı; öğrencilerine, üniversitesine, ülkesine ve uluslararası akademik camiaya zarar verir ve kabul edilemez. Bu haksız kararı daha da vahim kılan, bu yak­laşımın Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nde Ocak 2021’den beri devam eden ve aka­demik özerklik ve liyakat ilkelerini çiğneyen sürecin bir parçası olmasıdır. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nin başarısını ve uluslararası saygınlığını mümkün kı­lan, Prof. Dr. Zenginobuz’un en iyi şekilde temsil ettiği akademik liyakat, demokratik yönetim anlayışı ve kamuya hizmet bilincidir.

    Prof. Dr. Zenginobuz’un ve Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nin yanındayız.

    We are outraged by the suspension of Prof. Ünal Zenginobuz from teaching at Boğaziçi University for a period of three months, thereby preventing his academic and educational activities, on grounds of an investigation into actions conducted while he held the position of Department Head.

    We demand that this error be corrected immediately.

    In addition to being a productive researcher in the fields of microeconomics and public finance, Prof. Zenginobuz has taught thousands of students, some of whom are currently contributing to economics at leading universities around the world. Furthermore, he has served with dedication in senior administrative positions to which he was elected, at international academic organizations and Boğaziçi University. His contributions to academia and society have made Prof. Zenginobuz one of the respected and exemplary figures in the academic community in Turkey and around the world.

    Cutting Prof. Zenginobuz off from the academic world will harm his students, his university, his country, and the international academic community. This is simply unacceptable. What makes this unjust decision even more grave is that this is a continuation of developments at Boğaziçi University since January 2021 that have been in violation of academic autonomy and merit. Boğaziçi University enjoys success and worldwide renown thanks to values including academic merit, democratic governance, and dedication to public service, which Prof. Zenginobuz represents at its best.

    We stand by Prof. Zenginobuz and Boğaziçi University.

    Kampanyanın ilk imzacıları / First signatories of the campaign

    Daron Acemoğlu
    Institute Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Osman Cevdet Akçay 
    Former Associate Professor of Economics, Boğaziçi University 
    Ahmet Alkan 
    Emeritus Professor of Economics, Sabancı University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Murat Arsel
    Professor of Political Economy of Sustainable Development, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Salvador Barberà
    Emeritus Professor of Economics, Autonomous University of Barcelona
    Giorgio Bellettini 
    Professor of Economics, Vice Rector for Academic Staff, University of Bologna
    Dirk Bergemann 
    Douglass and Marion Campbell Professor of Economics, Professor of Computer Sciences and Professor of Finance, Yale University
    Francis Bloch 
    Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics; Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University
    Raouf Boucekkine 
    Professor of Economics, Aix-Marseille University; Aix-Marseille School of Economics
    Samuel Bowles
    Research Professor, Santa Fe Institute
    Selva Demiralp
    Professor of Economics, Koç University
    Ayşe Buğra
    Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Boğaziçi University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Ali Çarkoğlu 
    Professor of International Relations, Koç University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Helmuth Cremer 
    Professor of Economics,Toulouse School of Economics; University of Toulouse Capitole
    Frédéric Deroïan 
    Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Aix-Marseille School of Economics
    Pat Devine
    Honorary Research Fellow, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Hülya Eraslan 
    Ralph O’Connor Professor of Economics, Rice University
    Refik Erzan
    Professor of Economics (Retired), Boğaziçi University
    Alpay Filiztekin 
    Professor of Economics and Director of Center of Individual and Academic Development, Sabancı University
    Stilianos Fountas
    Professor of Economics, University of Macedonia
    Javier Gardeazabal 
    Professor of Economics, University of the Basque Country
    Nicolas Gravel 
    Professor of Economics, Aix-Marseille University; Aix-Marseille School of Economics
    Maria Dolores Guillo 
    Professor of Economics, University of Alicante 
    Bülent Gültekin 
    Associate Professor of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania  
    Nezih Güner
    Professor of Economics, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Barcelona School of Economics
    Refet Gürkaynak
    Professor of Economics, Bilkent University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Ali Hortaçsu 
    Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
    Mehmet Kaytaz 
    Professor of Economics, Işık University
    Hideo Konishi 
    Professor of Economics, Boston College
    Timur Kuran
    Professor of Economics and Political Science and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University
    Jean Lainé
    Professor of Economics, French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
    Jean-François Laslier 
    Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics; Senior Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
    Michel Lubrano 
    Emeritus Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Aix-Marseille School of Economics
    Annalisa Luporini 
    Professor of Economics, University of Florence
    Inés Macho-Stadler
    Professor of Economics, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Barcelona School of Economics
    George Mailath 
    Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Goldsmith Professor of Economics, Australian National University
    Eric Maskin 
    Recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize; Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics, Harvard University
    Andrea Mattozzi 
    Professor of Economics, European University Institute
    Stephen Morris 
    Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Roger Myerson
    Recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize; David. L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Chicago
    Antonio Nicolò 
    Professor of Economics, University of Padua; The University of Manchester
    Efe Ök 
    Professor of Economics and Professor of Mathematics, New York University
    Şevket Pamuk
    Professor of Economic History (Retired), Boğaziçi University
    David Perez Castrilllo 
    Professor of Economics, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Barcelona School of Economics
    Emmanuel Petrakis 
    Professor of Economics, University of Crete
    Andrew Postlewaite 
    Harry P. Kamen Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance, University of Pennsylvania
    Marta Regulez 
    Associate Professor of Economics, University of the Basque Country
    Dani Rodrik 
    Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Alvin Roth 
    Recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize; The Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics, Stanford University
    Remzi Sanver
    Professor of Economics, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS); Paris Dauphine University-PSL
    Serdar Sayan
    Professor of Economics and Director of Center for Social Policy Research, TOBB University
    Selin Sayek Böke
    Member of the Parliament of Turkey; Former Associate Professor of Economics, Bilkent University 
    Thomas Seegmuller
    Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Aix-Marseille School of Economics
    Stefano Siviero
    Deputy Director General for Markets and Payment Systems, Banca d’Italia
    Jean Marc Tallon 
    Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics; Head of Paris Jourdan Science Economique;
    Erol Taymaz
    Professor of Economics, Middle East Technical University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Stephen Turnovsky
    Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Economics, University of Washington
    Yanis Varoufakis
    Member of the Parliament of Greece; Professor of Economics, University of Athens
    Alain Venditti 
    Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research; Aix-Marseille School of Economics.
    Nikos Vettas
    Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
    Antonio Villanacci
    Professor of Economics, University of Florence
    Robert Wade
    Professor of Political Economy and Development, London School of Economics
    Myrna Wooders
    Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University
    Erinç Yeldan 
    Professor of Economics, Kadir Has University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
    Bilge Yılmaz 
    Wharton Private Equity Professor of Finance and Academic Director of Harris Family Alternative Investments Program,  Wharton School,  University of Pennsylvania
    Kamil Yılmaz 
    Professor of Economics, Koç University; The Science Academy (Turkey)
     

    Destekleyen akademisyenler / Supporting academics (düzenli güncelleniyor / continuosly updated)

    Ahmed Abbes
    Research Director, CNRS, IHES, Universite Paris-Saclay
    José Alcalde
    Pr
    ofessor, University of Alicante, Department of Economics
    Asaf Savaş Akat
    Professor, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of Economic
    Bengi Akbulut
    Associate Professor, Concordia University
    David Alderson
    Professor, University of Manchester, Department of English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing
    Tuna Altınel
    Associate Professor, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut Camille Jordan
    Fabio Antoniou
    Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    Sefa Feza Arslan
    Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Mathematics
    Alp Atakan
    Professor, Koç University and Queen Mary University of London, Department of Economics
    Atalay Atasu
    Professor, INSEAD
    Serdar Atav
    Professor, Binghamton University, Health Policy and Research
    M. Aykut Attar
    Assistant Professor, Hacettepe University, Department of Economics
    Senem Aydın Düzgit
    Professor, Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    N. Emrah Aydınonat
    Associate Professor, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
    Feyzi Baban
    Professor, Trent University, Department of Political Studies
    Hulusi Bahçıvan
    Research Fellow, University of Groningen, SOM Research Institute
    Etienne Balibar
    Professor, Kingston University London (Visiting)
    Funda Başaran
    Professor, Independent Researcher
    Ata Can  Berktay
    Assistant Professor, Sabancı University, Business School
    Frédérique Bienvenüe
    Assistant Professor, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut Camille Jordan
    Thomas Blossier
    Lecturer, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Department of Mathematics
    Alexandre Borovik
    Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, Department of Mathematics
    Vincent Borrelli
    Associate Professor, University of Lyon, Institut Camille Jordan
    Lütfiye Bozdağ
    Associate Professor, Independent Researcher
    Michel Broué
    Emeritus Professor, Université Paris Cité and Institut Universitaire de France
    Barış Büyükokutan
    Associate Professor, Koç University, Department of Sociology
    Olivier Cailloux
    Dr., Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
    Philippe Caldero
    Dr., Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Department of Mathematics
    Claude Calame
    Director of Studies , Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
    Gregory Cherlin
    Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, Mathematics Department
    Sherran Clarence
    Dr., Nottingham Trent University
    Görkem Çelik
    Professor, ESSEC Business School
    Levent Çelik
    Associate Professor, City, University of London, Department of Economics
    Evren Çelik Wiltse
    Associate Professor, South Dakota State University, School of American & Global Studies
    Erdem Çıpa
    Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Middle East Studies
    Adrien Deloro
    Lecturer, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu
    Özgür Demirtaş
    Professor, Sabancı University, Business School
    Antonis Demos
    Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies
    Yves Dermenjian
    Emeritus Professor, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille
    Hayrullah Dindar
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Technische Universität Berlin, Efficient Algorithms Research Group
    Alper Duman
    Professor, İzmir University of Economics, Department of Economics
    Daniel Eckert
    Associate Professor, University of Graz, School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
    Ayşe Ertuğrul
    Assistant Professor, Bahcesehir University, Department of Economics
    Olivier Frécon
    Associate Professor, University of Poitiers, Department of Economics
    Anne-Laure Fougères
    Professor, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Department of Mathematics
    Vyacheslav Futorny
    Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Department of Mathematics
    Giampiero M. Gallo
    Professor, NYU in Florence, Department of Economics
    Ivan Gentil
    Professor, University of Lyon, Institut Camille Jordan
    Ayca Ebru Giritligil
    Associate Professor, Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Economics
    Fikret Görün
    Professor, Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics (Retired)
    Ramazan  Gözen
    Professor, Marmara University, Department of Political Sciance and International Relations
    İnci Gümüş
    Associate Professor, Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    İsa E. Hafalır
    Professor, University of Technology Sydney
    Lisa Herzog
    Professor, University of Groningen, Faculty of Philosophy
    Dağhan Irak
    Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Humanities
    Ahmet İçduygu
    Professor, Koç University, Department of International Relations
    Matthew O. Jackson
    Professor, Stanford University, Department of Economics
    Cemal Kafadar
    Professor, Harvard University, Department of History
    Ersin Kalaycıoğlu Emeritus Professor, Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    Yalçın Karatepe
    Professor, Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science
    Özgür Kıbrıs
    Professor, Sabancı University, Department of Economics
    Özlem  Kına
    Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh, School of Economics
    Levent Koçkesen
    Professor, Koç University, Department of Economics
    Semih Koray
    Professor, Bilkent University, Department of Economics
    Emin Köksal
    Associate Professor, Bahçeşehir University, Department of Economics
    André Krouwel
    Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Bodo Lass
    Researcher, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut Camille Jordan
    Ellen Lust
    Professor, University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science & Governance and Local Development Institute
    Yahya M. Madra
    Associate Professor, Drew University, Department of Economics
    Olivier Mathieu
    Research Director, Lyon University, Institut Camille Jordan
    Can Askan Mavi
    Research Fellow, University Paris-Saclay, INRAe
    Sioux McKenna
    Professor, Rhodes University, CHERTL
    Vincent Merlin
    Research Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research
    Leonor Modesto
    Professor, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
    Alexei Muravitsky
    Professor, Northwestern State University, Department of Mathematics
    Norma Olaizola
    Associate Professor, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
    Carmen Oltmann
    Senior Lecturer, Rhodes University, Faculty of Pharmacy
    Mehmet A. Oturan
    Emeritus Professor, Gustave Eiffel University
    İzzettin Önder
    Professor, İstanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Public Finance (Retired)
    Ziya Öniş
    Professor, Koç University, Department of International Relations
    Uğur Özdemir
    Dr., University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science
    Emre Özdenören
    Professor, London Business School
    Hüseyin Özel
    Professor, Hacettepe University, Department of Economics
    Ergün Özgür
    Dr., Freie Universität Berlin
    Ali Özkes
    Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School
    Nuno Palma
    Associate Professor, University of Manchester, Department of Economics
    Catherine Pelachaud
    Director of Research, CNRS-ISIR, Sorbonne University
    Lorenzo Pellegrini
    Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Gadi Perets
    Lecturer, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Department of Mathematics
    Sezgin Polat
    Professor, Galatasaray University, Department of Economics
    Vijayendra Rao
    Advisory Committee Chair, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Boundaries and Membership Program
    Dan Rigby
    Professor, University of Manchester, Department of Economics
    Claude Roger
    Emeritus Professor, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Department of Mathematics
    M. Erdem Sakınç
    Assistant Professor, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
    Sinan Sarpça
    Professor, Koç University, Department of Economics
    Maurice Salles
    Emeritus Professor, University of Caen-Normandy, Department of Economics
    Ceren Şengül
    Dr., Centre Maurice Halbwachs, EHESS
    Murat Somer
    Professor, Koç University, Department of International Relations
    Semra Somersan
    Associate Professor, Istanbul University, Department of Sociology (Retired)
    Refik Soyer
    Professor, George Washington University, School of Business
    Ceren Soylu
    Senior Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics
    Murat Tarımcılar
    Professor, George Washington University, School of Business
    Erdal Tekin
    Professor, American University, School of Public Affairs
    Yunus Topbaş
    Assistant Professor, Peking University HSBC Business School
    Walter Trockel
    Professor, Bielefeld University, Center for Mathematical Economics
    Alexis Tsoukiàs
    Research Director, CNRS, PSL, Université Paris Dauphine
    Ethemcan Turhan
    Assistant Professor, University of Groningen, Department of Spatial Planning and Environment
    Murat Usman
    Dr., Koç University, Department of Economics
    Hâle Utar
    Associate Professor, Grinnell College, Department of Economics
    M. Utku Ünver
    Professor, Boston College, Department of Economics
    Henk van den Heuvel
    Director of Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Centre for International Cooperation
    Petros Varthalitis
    Dr., Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    Ebru Voyvoda
    Professor, Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics
    Frank Wagner
    Professor, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut Camille Jordan
    John Weymark
    Emeritus Professor, Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics
    Jean-Yves Welschinger
    Research Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research
    Anastasios Xepapadeas
    Emeritus Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    Refet Ali Yalçın
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Université de Poitiers
    Sinan Yıldırım
    Professor, Texas Wesleyan University, School of Business Administration
    Muhamet Yıldız
    Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics
    Özgür Yılmaz
    Professor, Koç University, Department of Economics
    Esmeray Yogun
    Lecturer, Neoma Business School
    William S. Zwicker
    Professor, Union College, Department of Mathematics and Istanbul Bilgi University, Murat Sertel Center for Advanced Economic Studies

     

    Akademisyenler kampanyayı desteklemek için ad, ünvan ve kurum bilgilerini 4zenginobuz@gmail.com adresine göndererek imzalarını ekleyebilirler.

    Desteğiniz için teşekkürler!

    Academics can add their signatures to the statement of support by sending their name, full title, and affiliation to 4zenginobuz@gmail.com.

    Thank you for your support!