Event: Symposium of “Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech”

We organized a symposium titled ‘Freedom Speech of and Hate Speech’ consisting of three sessions on Monday, December 11, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM in Conference Hall Y010. This symposium is organized in collaboration with the International Law Implementation and Research Center of Yasar University and the Faculty of Law. The symposium commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marking a significant milestone in the international protection of human rights. Prof. Dr. Işıl Özkan (Faculty Member at Yaşar University Faculty of Law and the Head of International Law Implementation and Research Center) and Prof. Dr. Burcu Dönmez (Dean of Faculty of Law) delivered the opening speech of the symposium. Other participations at the symposium included; Prof. Dr. Işıl Özkan, Director of the International Law Implementation and Research Center at Yaşar University, Prof. Dr. Burcu Dönmez, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Yaşar University, Prof. Dr. Ali Nazım Sözer, Prof. Dr. Deniz Kızılsümer Özer, Prof. Dr. Timur Demirbaş, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ruhan Erdem, Dr. Aslı Topukcu İduğ, Dr. Bahar Sommer, Prof. Dr. Hakan Çetinkaya from the Department of Psychology at Yaşar University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Önok from Koç University Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Durmuş Tezcan from Istanbul Kültür University Faculty of Law, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Şirin from Marmara University Faculty of Law, and Mr. Ahmet Münci Özmen, retired Legal Counsel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey.

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For some news about the symposium that attracted great attention in the national press (in Turkish):

https://www.ilksesgazetesi.com/gundem/yasar-dan-dusunceyi-ifade-ozgurlugu-ve-nefret-soylemi-sempozyumu-208665

https://www.sondakika.com/yerel/haber-israil-in-ayrimci-politikalari-tereddutsuz-insanli-16625948/

https://www.iha.com.tr/izmir-haberleri/israilin-ayrimci-politikalari-tereddutsuz-insanliga-karsi-suctur-47455723

https://www.haberler.com/yerel/israil-in-ayrimci-politikalari-tereddutsuz-16625937-haberi/