March 8 Attack in Ege University: Students Battered, Detained by Police

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Police officers and private security guards have attacked a group of students who wanted to hold an event in the Bornova Campus of Ege University in İzmir on the occasion of March 8 International Women's Day.

Gathering in front of the dining hall of the university, seven students, five of whom were women, have been taken into custody.

It has been reported that the detained students have been referred to the Anti-Terror Department of the İzmir Security Directorate.

Students shared moments of attack on social media

Emek Kılınç, one of the students detained by the police, has shared the moments of attack on her social media account:

Ege Üniversitesi'nde #8Mart etkinliği düzenlemek isterken 7 kadın 1 LGBTİ ve 1 erkek yaka paça gözaltına alındık. pic.twitter.com/OwVZdwtj3o

— 8 MART♀ (@emekkilinc_) 8 Mart 2019

In her Twitter post, Kılıç has said, "While we were trying to hold a March 8 event at Ege University, we were taken into custody by the head and ears as 7 women, 1 LGBTI and 1 man."

Ege Üniversitesi'nde 8 Mart eylemi yapmak isteyen kadınlar gözaltına alındı. #8MartDünyaKadınlarGünü#8M pic.twitter.com/e0CXekxHwS

— Sultan Eylem Keleş (@esultankeles) 8 Mart 2019

Another student has also written on Twitter, "Women who tried to hold a March 8 protest were detained."

The following students have been taken into custody: Emek Kılınç, Alev Özkiraz, Pınar Usta, Ezgi Yılmaz, Tuana Uğuz, Hivda Selen and two other male students. (EMK/SD)