Joint statement from 168 individuals: We Stand Together in Defence of Secularism

Joint statement from 168 individuals: We Stand Together in Defence of Secularism

Korkut Boratav, Taner Timur, Cem Eroğul, Alaeddin Şenel, Oğuzhan Müftüoğlu, Hayri Kozanoğlu, İlhan Cihaner, Müjde Ar, Ayşe Kulin, Ahmet Telli, Melike Demirağ, Rutkay Aziz, İlkay Akkaya, Şükrü Erbaş, Onur Akın, Şenal Sarıhan, Emin Koramaz, Canan Güllü, Ahmet Karagöz and Timur Soykan, among others, have signed a text entitled ‘We Defend Secularism Together’. The text responds to recent attacks on secularism, stating that "Defending secularism is not a crime.