262 theater artists express support for Boğaziçi

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Since President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Prof. Melih Bulu as a rector to Boğaziçi University in early January, both the students and faculty of the university have been protesting this appointment on different platforms.

Amid these ongoing protests, several statements of support and solidarity come from both Turkey and around the world.

Most recently 262 theater artists have released a joint statement of support for the students and academics of Boğaziçi University.

Entitled, "Hail from the Theater Stage to the Stage of Resistance", the statement of the artists briefly reads as follows:

'It is unacceptable'

"We, the undersigned theater players, believe that universities will make contributions to society by producing science, thought and art.

"Boğaziçi University, thanks to its values and culture of democracy, is an institution which has made utmost contributions to the cultural and scientific accumulation of our country.

"Thanks to this atmosphere, several theater artists, filmmakers, musicians and literary figures have been raised at Boğaziçi University.

"We are of the opinion that the objections of students and academics in this process and the protest they have staged is their most natural right.

"It is unacceptable that the protests of students and academics are attempted to be suppressed with methods involving the police, the gates of the university are handcuffed, students are brought in and arrested in midnight operations and irresponsibly declared as terrorists, just as we find it unacceptable that there is an attempt to defame esteemed academics and degrade LGBTI+s with all types of insults.

"We stand with the students and academics who are waging a struggle. This time, they are on the stage, they are on the stage of resistance and we are applauding them."

The undersigned theater artists:

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Ahmet Yıldız
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Alican Yücesoy
Alp Bahadır
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