An investigation was filed against Asst. Prof. Dr. Bülent Şık, who was previously dismissed from Akdeniz University with an emergency decree. The investigation is based on the academic’s article series, entitled, “Ingredients causing cancer hidden by Turkish government, here is the poison list.” The investigation was started following the complaint of the Ministry of Health. Şık is investigated due to ‘announcing confidential information concerning professional duty’, ‘obtaining banned information’ and ‘announcing banned information.’
The article series of Şık contained the unannounced data of “Evaluation of the Effects of Environmental Factors on Health in Kocaeli, antalya, Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli Provinces” project. The provinces were selected since death due to cancer between the years 2011 and 2016 was above the world average. Şık wrote on his personal Twitter account to announce the investigation against him. “The main responsibility of an academic is towards the people, not governments or institutions… There can be no secrets or bans in matters concerning public health,” wrote Şık.
22.05.2018
sputniknews.com