Erdogan Vows that Academics Will Pay the Price

Academics talk to reporters after they filed a criminal complaint against Sedat Peker, a well-known convicted criminal, who posted a threatening message against academics who called for an end to military operations on his personal website. (Source: DHA)

ANKARA (Hurriyet Daily News) ”” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stepped up his harsh rhetoric against academics who called for an end to military operations in Turkey’s southeast, warning that they would pay the price for “falling into a pit of treachery.”