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Jan. 10, 2021
“Obey your master/Your life burns faster/ Obey your/Master!/Master!/Master of puppets, I’m pulling your strings/Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams/Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing/Just call my name ‘cause I’ll hear you scream/Master!/Master!”
These words, from the stage-rattling song “Master of Puppets” by the heavy metal band Metallica, were intended to show how drugs and alcohol impacted the minds of the band’s members. But on Wednesday, this powerful song had another mission. It echoed from speakers and throats of young students as protests broke out on the campus of Bogazici University in Istanbul. From there it lit up the streets, where they clashed with Turkish security forces armed with clubs, tear gas and guns. Metallica won the honor after the university’s new rector, Melih Bulu, said in an interview that he likes hard rock and is a fan of the band. The Metallica-loving professor then felt the full force of the group.