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            lang="EN-US">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">In order to understand the current,
            multi-layered and complicated political situation in Turkey
            and its effects on the academia, the University of Helsinki
            is organizing a symposium with guest speakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">Academic Freedom and the Turkish Turmoil:
            Symposium on Academic Freedom in Turkey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">The symposium will be held on Thursday, 25
            August, 2016, at 13-17 in the lecture hall Porthania II
            (Yliopistonkatu 3) in Helsinki. It will be simultaneously
            streamed online, welcome to listen to the speeches online
            wherever you are situated in the world!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">Please share the link below in your own
            networks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Online
            video streaming:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                lang="EN-US">13:00</span></b><span
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              lang="EN-US"> Opening words: Academic freedom and autonomy
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              Chancellor <b>Thomas Wilhelmsson</b>, University of
              Helsinki   <br>
              <b>13:20 </b>KEYNOTE: Quo Vadis Turkey? <br>
              Professor<b> Umut Özkirimli</b>, University of Lund<br>
              <b>14:00</b> Turkey, EU and the narratives of
              emancipation: a reality check<br>
              Senior Research Fellow <b>Toni Alaranta</b>, the Finnish
              Institute of International Affairs<br>
              <b>14:30 </b>Putschists vs. Populists <br>
              Professor<b> Mahmut Mutman</b>, University of Tampere<br>
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              lang="EN-US">15:00-15:30 Coffee Break<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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              lang="EN-US">Panel discussion Chair: Research director
              <b>Juhana Aunesluoma</b>, University of Helsinki</span><span
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              <b>Halil Gürhanli</b>, University of Helsinki </span><span
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                Hannu Juusola</b>, University of Helsinki
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              <b>Johanna Vuorelma</b>, University of Warwick   </span><span
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Yonca
            Ermutlu, M.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Programme
            Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Media
            and Global Communication Master's Programme<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.helsinki.fi/globalmedia/">http://www.helsinki.fi/globalmedia/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Faculty
            of Social Sciences/
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Department
            of Social Research /
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Discipline
            of Media and Communication Studies
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            style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FI" lang="EN-US">Unioninkatu
            37 (P.O. Box 54)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            University of Helsinki<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            +358(0)2941-24845<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yonca.ermutlu@helsinki.fi">yonca.ermutlu@helsinki.fi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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