Instead of questioning her in Istanbul, she was taken from her home and sent to Mersin. The alleged crime is that she made an interview with a person under investigation (!).
Prof. Sirman is a rare kind of anthropologist with a permanent emphasis on the field. I was stunned when I heard that she learned Kurdish during one of her late fieldwork among the Kurdish population in Mersin. She is a pioneer in the feminist movement in Turkey and a mentor to many anthropologists who have emerged in Türkiye. As my MA thesis advisor, I owe her for helping me become an academic. My early intellectual development occurred under her tutelage. In recent years, I have not been able to get in touch with her as much as I wanted, and that’s a pity.
I hope she will be released as soon as possible!
#NukhetSirman, a scholar who has left a deep mark on me, has been detained. The bogus charge: doing an interview (with someone who was allegedly under investigation)!
Sirman introduced me (and thousands of others) to anthropology, peasant studies, feminism, ethnography, + https://t.co/Ne31uLQDnE— Cihan Tugal (@CihanTugal) March 24, 2024
Update:
Academic Nükhet Sirman detained over ‘research subject under police surveillance’
Update2: