Turkish Agency Steps Back

The following is from a blog I follow: Snail's Tales:

TÜBITAK, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, has released on its web page a public announcement explaining the removal of an article on Charles Darwin from the March issue of its popular magazine Bilim ve Teknik (Science and Technology). The council explains that the claims of censorship were groundless and puts the blame for the confusion on an editor who had apparently attempted to include the Darwin article and change the magazine's cover “over the weekend” prior to the printing of the issue. The council also claims that (my translation) “[the subject of evolution] will be considered in sufficient detail in TÜBİTAK’s Bilim ve Teknik magazine. One issue of TÜBİTAK’s Bilim ve Teknik will be reserved for this subject.”

I really don't trust what they say (since it conflicts with what they've initially claimed) but it is good to see that we have put enough pressure to make them step back.

I will keep you posted on the coming issue of the magazine, let's see if they will dare.