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Boğaziçi University students hold alternative graduation after rector’s ban

Boğaziçi University students hold alternative graduation after rector’s ban

"History will not go backward as they wish, and Boğaziçi University will definitely return to its former state,” said faculty member Prof. Ünal Zenginobuz.

4 July 2024 Talha Keskin

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Boğaziçi University resistance left three years behind: 'We are standing up for an ideal'

Boğaziçi University resistance left three years behind: 'We are standing up for an ideal'

On January 5, three years ago, faculty members at Boğaziçi University turned their backs on the appointed rector and the rectorate building, who was appointed by President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

5 January 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Lawsuit against 70 students for participating in Boğaziçi Pride Parade

Lawsuit against 70 students for participating in Boğaziçi Pride Parade

Police prevented the parade in May, detaining dozens of students and an academic.

14 November 2022

Boğaziçi alumni restaurant sealed after rector's alcohol ban

Boğaziçi alumni restaurant sealed after rector's alcohol ban

The rector appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had previously banned alcohol sales in a restaurant on the university campus. The association is poised to take legal action.

Lecturer Can Candan files lawsuit after being dismissed again by Boğaziçi rector

Lecturer Can Candan files lawsuit after being dismissed again by Boğaziçi rector

Weeks after a court verdict against his dismissal, Candan was dismissed again by the appointed rector.

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

The rector previously canceled the screening of three LGBTI+ themed movies iat an open-air film screening event.

Erdoğan-appointed Boğaziçi rector, a physicist, appoints himself as acting Law Faculty dean

Erdoğan-appointed Boğaziçi rector, a physicist, appoints himself as acting Law Faculty dean

İnci had previously appointed himself and his two deputies as the acting deans of three other faculties.

Boğaziçi lecturer Can Candan wins lawsuit against his dismissal

Boğaziçi lecturer Can Candan wins lawsuit against his dismissal

The lecturer was dismissed by the Erdoğan-appointed rector. The court has ruled that the dismissal was unlawful.

Police prevent Boğaziçi Pride March, detain dozens

Police prevent Boğaziçi Pride March, detain dozens

The attack on what would be the ninth Pride March of Boğaziçi University was the latest example of the systematic violence against the LGBTI+s at the school that has been going on for one and a half years.

Petition by 1,169 academics, 40 institutions for Boğaziçi University

Petition by 1,169 academics, 40 institutions for Boğaziçi University

International academic community, including Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler and David Harvey, has condemned "the intensifying attacks" on Boğaziçi, where the protests against the appointed rectors have been ongoing since January 2021.

Can Candan is a faculty member again by appointed rector’s signature

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

Can Candan is a faculty member again by appointed rector’s signature

Returning to Boğaziçi University following an administrative court ruling, academic and documentary filmmaker Can Candan, who was dismissed by appointed rector Naci İnci, has been appointed again by İnci’s signature.

Boğaziçi academics visit parliament to discuss 'crisis in higher education'

Boğaziçi academics visit parliament to discuss 'crisis in higher education'

The problems are not specific to Boğaziçi University but concern all higher education institutions and students, the academics have told opposition leaders.

Boğaziçi honorary doctorate recipients express concern over developments at the university

Boğaziçi honorary doctorate recipients express concern over developments at the university

"We fear that the interventions made since January 2, 2021, will destroy the democratic values of Boğaziçi University, resulting in diminished academic excellence that will lead to perhaps irreversible public damage," says the statement.

Şenyaşar Family, Boğaziçi Resistance to be granted human rights award

Şenyaşar Family, Boğaziçi Resistance to be granted human rights award

The 2022 Sevinç Özgüner Human Rights, Peace and Democracy Award will be received by the Şenyaşar Family and the constituents of Boğaziçi University Resistance in an award ceremony on May 23, 2022.

Academics to take legal action against caderization at Boğaziçi University

Academics to take legal action against caderization at Boğaziçi University

Amid ongoing protests against the appointed rector, the departments and institutes of Boğaziçi state that the appointments devoid of any transparency, meritocracy or a heed for the academic units’ autonomy are unacceptable.

Academic Can Candan returns to Boğaziçi University

Academic Can Candan returns to Boğaziçi University

As the administrative court has halted his dismissal, academic Can Candan has returned to the campus of Boğaziçi University, which he has been prevented from entering since mid-October 2021. He attended today’s vigil at the South Campus.

Over 1,000 academics, institutions express support for Boğaziçi University resistance

PETITION

Over 1,000 academics, institutions express support for Boğaziçi University resistance

Signed by 1,000 academics and 35 institutions from Turkey and abroad, the petition in support of ongoing protests has “condemned the intensifying attacks on Boğaziçi University” and expressed demands for academic freedom and university autonomy.

Court: Disproportionate violence by police cannot be considered 'official misconduct'

BOĞAZİÇİ UNİVERSITY PROTESTS

Court: Disproportionate violence by police cannot be considered 'official misconduct'

A sub-governor's office had not permitted an investigation into police officers for inflicting violence on Boğaziçi University students. In a precedent ruling, an appeals court has reversed this decision.

24 March 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Judge leaves the courtroom in trial of Boğaziçi University students

Judge leaves the courtroom in trial of Boğaziçi University students

In the trial of 14 students of Boğaziçi University upon the criminal complaint of appointed rector Naci İnci, the judge wanted to expel the students’ lawyers and to take them out of the courtroom and requested lawyers for the students from the bar association.

62 weeks, 430 days | Resistance at Boğaziçi University continues

62 weeks, 430 days | Resistance at Boğaziçi University continues

Protesting appointed rectors since January 2021, the academics of Boğaziçi University turned their back to the rectorate for the 293rd time today, carrying banners that read “We don’t accept, we don’t give up”.

3 academics appointed from outside Boğaziçi University to replace dismissed deans

3 academics appointed from outside Boğaziçi University to replace dismissed deans

The academics of Boğaziçi University have announced that they were informed about the appointment of new deans via the electronic document management system while the university informed the public by releasing a statement on Twitter.

Court halts the execution of academic Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University

Court halts the execution of academic Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University

The administrative court has ruled that the execution of academic and documentary filmmaker Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University shall be suspended.

The question is not ‘When will earthquake hit?’, but ‘Will we be ready?’

The question is not ‘When will earthquake hit?’, but ‘Will we be ready?’

A press conference was held at Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute on the occasion of Earthquake Week. It was noted that half of the seismic energy off the coast of Tekirdağ-Silivri has gotten away.

Magna Charta Observatory: Restore academic freedom, autonomy at Boğaziçi University

OPEN LETTER

Magna Charta Observatory: Restore academic freedom, autonomy at Boğaziçi University

The Magna Charta Observatory calls on Erdoğan “to enable Boğaziçi University and all universities in Turkey to reach their full potential by respecting the spirit of UN agreements and enabling universities to operate in accordance with the Magna Charta.”

24 February 2022

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

The academics and alumni of Boğaziçi University met Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Chair Erinç Sağkan and requested that a Higher Education Commission be established under the roof of the TBB.

24 February 2022

Boğaziçi University | Secretary General Nedim Malkoç removed from office

Boğaziçi University | Secretary General Nedim Malkoç removed from office

The academics of Boğaziçi University took legal action against the appointment of Malkoç as the Secretary General on July 13, 2021 and the İstanbul 12th Administrative Court gave a decision of stay of execution.

14 February 2022

Boğaziçi a year on: A damage report

Boğaziçi a year on: A damage report

What has happened at Boğaziçi, a public university for 50 years, is the latest and most poignant example of how Turkey’s higher education system is being systematically destroyed. This article offers a better understanding of what exactly we object to.

8 February 2022 Ayşe Gürel

Appointed rector dismisses one more academic from Boğaziçi University

Appointed rector dismisses one more academic from Boğaziçi University

Academic Kaan Öztürk from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering has announced that appointed rector Naci İnci has terminated his course: “The turn to be laid off from Boğaziçi has apparently come to me.”

7 February 2022

Undergraduate law program approved by Boğaziçi senate without due process

Undergraduate law program approved by Boğaziçi senate without due process

The members of Boğaziçi University Senate said that the undergraduate law program could not be discussed or voted without passing the relevant sub-committees and commissions. The program has been approved despite the objections.

3 February 2022

‘Restore academic freedom and autonomy at Boğaziçi University’

SCHOLARS AT RISK

‘Restore academic freedom and autonomy at Boğaziçi University’

In an open letter to President Erdoğan, Council of Higher Education head Prof. Özvar and Boğaziçi University’s appointed rector Naci İnci, Scholars at Risk has called for “immediate steps to safeguard academic freedom and institutional autonomy.”

3 February 2022

Boğaziçi University | Appointed rector appoints himself in place of dismissed dean

Boğaziçi University | Appointed rector appoints himself in place of dismissed dean

Naci İnci, the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, has appointed himself as the acting dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science in place of elected dean Özlem Berk Albachten, who has been removed from office.

1 February 2022

Academics reiterate determination in the face of elected deans’ dismissal

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

Academics reiterate determination in the face of elected deans’ dismissal

Academics of Boğaziçi University say, “Neither our dismissed deans nor we know why they have been removed from office. Neither the appointed rector, who announced the dismissal of deans, nor the YÖK, which dismissed them, made a statement.”

26 January 2022