The judges also decided that by suggesting people be given the right to identify themselves as members of different ethnic groups along with their Turkish citizenship, the academics had overstepped the limits of freedom of expression.
Judecătorii au decis de asemenea că, prin sugestia ca indivizilor să le fie acordat dreptul de a se identifica drept membri ai altor grupuri etnice, dar şi cetăţeni turci, profesorii universitari au încălcat limitele libertăţii de exprimare.