His statement in English:
Turkish language and culture expert Dutch Prof. Dr. Eric-Jan Zürcher has announced that he would return the prize of high honour awarded by Turkey “to protest Erdoğan’s dictatorial regime”.
Eric Jan Zurcher (godfather of Turkish studies) returns his medal of high distinction to the Turkish embassy https://t.co/zBrbL1U549
— Peter Nut (@nipped) May 9, 2016
I spoke with Eric Jan Zurcher, his colleagues @heissenstat & @Istanbultelaviv & author @AkyolinEnglish dutch article https://t.co/8ZZ3z4gH1y
— Peter Nut (@nipped) May 10, 2016
Eric Jan Zürcher just informed me that his medal will be delivered to the Turkish embassy today
— Peter Nut (@nipped) May 10, 2016