1 of 6 Police officers detain supporters of Bogazici University students following a protest in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. For weeks, students and faculty members of Bogazici University have been protesting Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s Jan. 1 appointment as a rector of Melih Bulu, an academic who once ran for parliament as a candidate for Erdogan s party. Some of the protests have erupted into clashes between police and demonstrators and hundreds of people have been detained, some taken away following raids of their homes. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
2 of 6 Plainclothes police officers detain a supporter of Bogazici University students in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. For weeks, students and faculty members of Bogazici University have been protesting Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s Jan. 1 appointment as a rector of Melih Bulu, an academic who once ran for parliament as a candidate for Erdogan s party. Some of the protests h
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Turkey rejects criticism of its handling of student protest
Turkey has rejected international criticism of its crackdown on protests by students opposing the appointment of a government loyalist to head Istanbulâs top university
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
February 4, 2021, 5:29 PM
⢠3 min read
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Police officers detain supporters of Bogazici University students following a protest in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. For weeks, students and faculty members of Bogazici University have been protesting Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s Jan. 1 appointment as a rector of Melih Bulu, an academic who once ran for parliament as a candidate for Erdogan s party. Some of the protests have erupted into clashes between police and demonstrators and hundreds of people have been detained, some taken away following raids of their homes. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)