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They said in a statement Bulu was the first rector appointed from outside a university since a 1980 military coup and part of increasing anti-democratic practices since 2016 when the failed coup prompted Erdogan s government to launch a crackdown against perceived opponents
Teachers and protesters at Istanbul s Bogazici University are protesting against what they claim is the politically motivated appointment of a rector at a top Turkish university by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Hundreds of students and about two dozen faculty members say the appointment of Melih Bulu at the leading Turkish school was undemocratic. Such demonstrations are rare and little tolerated in Turkey, especially since a failed coup in 2016.