Ankara calls student protesters LGBT perverts amid artwork controversy
Clashes between students from Bogazici University and Turkish police show no sign of abating. Many students have been arrested, while the interior minister has lashed out with homophobic hate speech over an artwork.
Students at Bogazici University in Istanbul have been protesting for weeks about a controversial appointment
Turkish police have responded to protests by students at Istanbul s Bogazici University with an iron fist. On Monday alone, they arrested 159 students 61 of them remain in custody, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu. Since early January, there have been regular police raids or arbitrary arrests of students who have been protesting against the appointment of Professor Melih Bulu, a supporter of Erdogan, as the rector of the prestigious university.
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2 February 2021
The New York Times – Carlotta Gall – Feb 1, 11:29 AM
ISTANBUL For several weeks rain, shine, or even snow a rebellion has been underway in one of the most hallowed establishments of Turkish academia: the campus of Bogazici University in Istanbul. Every day, faculty members
2 February 2021. Professors continue to protest.
The Istanbul Governorate calls the Bogazici protestors against the presidential appointment of their rector a group of demonstrators including staff members and LGBT Club members , in line with other government messaging switching the focus from academic freedom to homosexuality https://t.co/axtGAKqn5X
Twitter decided that Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu s tweet violated the Twitter Rules about hateful conduct. This is the first time Twitter deployed its policy on a Turkish politician. Twitter is yet to decide whether to come to Turkey or not . https://t.co/