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

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

A group of students who wanted to hold an event in Ege University in İzmir on the occasion of March 8 International Women’s Day have been taken into custody by being battered. Some students have shared these moments on social media.

Amnesty: Launch Investigation into Torture Against High School Students in Kadıköy

Amnesty: Launch Investigation into Torture Against High School Students in Kadıköy

Amnesty International’s senior Turkey researcher Gardner has said that an investigation needs to be launched into torture against high school students and those who are responsible should be brought before judge.

Students Protesting Massacre Occurred in University Campus Detained

Students Protesting Massacre Occurred in University Campus Detained

The students who have protested a research fellow murdering four people at Osmangazi University have been detained in Eskişehir and Ankara.

3 Journalists, 1 Director Detained

3 Journalists, 1 Director Detained

Criticizing the “Operation Olive Branch” launched into Afrin from Turkey on the social media, journalists Sibel Hürtaş, Hayri Demir, Seda Taşkın and director Fatih Kanat.

23 January 2018

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

Students who wanted to commemorate the massacre in Kızıldere have been taken into custody.

30 March 2017 Tansu Pişkin

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

Some students who wanted to organize an event in Yıldız Technical University with the slogan “We are pedalling for NO” have been stopped, 17 of them have been taken into custody.

10 Students Detained at Kocaeli University

10 Students Detained at Kocaeli University

Police have attacked the press conference to be held in Kocaeli University in support of the expelled academics. 10 students have been detained and one student’s hand has been broken.

13 February 2017 Damla Sandal

Continuation of Detention Order on 4 Students

Continuation of Detention Order on 4 Students

The court has ruled continuation of detention of four students being detained for four months on charge of “[illegal] organization membership”.

Mimar Sinan Students Detained

Mimar Sinan Students Detained

25 people consisting of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University students and graduates have been taken into custody in house raids.

5 April 2016 Beyza Kural

Police Introduces “Keeping Out By Lying on Floor” Concept

Police Introduces “Keeping Out By Lying on Floor” Concept

Istanbul Police authorities released a statement regarding 18 students who were photographed lying on the floor handcuffed in reverse fashion, saying that they were “kept out by lying on the floor” in order to maintain their own security.

3 April 2015 Beyza Kural

Students Speak Up After Being Handcuffed For 9 Hours

Students Speak Up After Being Handcuffed For 9 Hours

18 students who were detained last night after running away from the clashes in Istanbul Police Headquarters told bianet that they have been handcuffed in reverse fashion for 9 hours.

2 April 2015 Beyza Kural

Anti-ISIS Students Attacked Again on Campus

Anti-ISIS Students Attacked Again on Campus

Around 25 students have been detained after the clashes between an allegedly pro-ISIS group and those who protest ISIS presence in Kobane. The former group reportedly attacked the latter with batons and machetes on Istanbul University campus.

13 October 2014 Beyza Kural

Ankara Police Raids Apartments, Detains Students

Ankara Police Raids Apartments, Detains Students

Anti-terror police teams raided several apartments this morning, detaining students who protested PM Erdogan during Göktürk 2 satellite ceremony at METU on Tuesday evening.

21 December 2012

Detained for 4.5 Years Because of a Lost Radio

Detained for 4.5 Years Because of a Lost Radio

Ten people, among them also students, have been detained for 4.5 years by reasons of a lost police radio and contradictive police statements. Five of the detainees were eventually released on 27 March, the others will have to wait for the next hearing in three months time.

28 March 2012 Ayça Söylemez

Newspaper for Detained Students

Newspaper for Detained Students

"The future cannot be jailed" is the title of a newspaper issued on 26 November by students affiliated with the Turkish Communist Party. It aims at reminding more than 500 students who are currently detained in Turkish prisons that they are not alone.

30 November 2011 Emel Gülcan