OCUFA condemns Turkish detainment of Carleton University student Cihan Erdal

On September 25th, 82 academics, politicians, and activists were detained in Istanbul, Turkey. Amongst those who have been detained is Cihan Erdal, a PhD student at Carleton University, who had been visiting the country at the time. No known reason has been given for the detainments, but it is believed they are related to a 2014 letter Erdal and the other individuals signed calling for the Turkish government to step in to protect a Kurdish town from ISIS attacks.

In response, OCUFA President Rahul Sapra has sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemning the detainment and calling for Erdal to be released.