Some points you raise about TUBlTAK, Turkeys scientific and technological research council, need clarification {Nature 470, 436; 2011). As the main government agency for research management, funding and conduct, TUBITAK aims to create optimal conditions for Turkey s scientific and technological development. It is therefore concerned about the association of several notable scientists with the trial surrounding the Ergenekon organization, which is accused by the Turkish chief prosecutor of plotting against the democratically elected government.
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