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İrfan Kovankaya

How Bilgi students won back their university

How Bilgi students won back their university

One officer almost seemed to pose for my pictures amidst rounds of battering students with his shield.

27 May 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

Erdoğan reopens İstanbul Bilgi University three days after closing it

Erdoğan reopens İstanbul Bilgi University three days after closing it

Students have been protesting the decision for the past three days.

Several detained at İstanbul Bilgi University as students protest closure

Several detained at İstanbul Bilgi University as students protest closure

Students alleged ill-treatment during detentions.

Bilgi University students face uncertainty after shutdown

Bilgi University students face uncertainty after shutdown

Students said the decision was made without any preparation, dragging the future of thousands of students into uncertainty.

22 May 2026 Abbas Vural

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

The institution was one of Turkey's first private universities.

Academic Dr. Yavuz Sezer dies of COVID-19

Academic Dr. Yavuz Sezer dies of COVID-19

Architectural historian Dr. Yavuz Sezer from Bilgi University has lost his life due to coronavirus. A day before his passing, he lost his mother to the same disease.

Bilgi University Lays Off Academic over ‘Insulting President’

Bilgi University Lays Off Academic over ‘Insulting President’

İstanbul Bilgi University has laid off the academic, Prof. Dr. Balıkçıoğlu following the news of her insulting the President.