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Five students arrested for ‘membership in armed organization’

Five students arrested for ‘membership in armed organization’

The lawyer of the students said the decision was based on the statements of an informant alleging that two youth groups had ties to the PKK.

28 November 2023

Schools reopen in three quake-hit provinces

Schools reopen in three quake-hit provinces

Hundreds of thousands of students have returned to school in three provinces that were relatively less affected by the massive earthquakes.

Over 1.7 million students left education in a year in Türkiye

Over 1.7 million students left education in a year in Türkiye

"Developing children don't eat anything at school. They have breakfast at home in the morning, and remain hungry all day," says the head of the Student Parents Association.

19 September 2022

Only one out every ten university students can get a student grant or loan from the state

Only one out every ten university students can get a student grant or loan from the state

Minister of Youth and Sports Kasapoğlu has announced that only 180 thousand of the 838 thousand students who made an application for the 2021-2022 school year will be given a student’s grant; the rest will be given a student loan.

15 December 2021

Students protest Council of Higher Education: 11 detained

Students protest Council of Higher Education: 11 detained

The anniversary of the establishment of the YÖK by the then military government has been protested.

9 November 2021

'We want dormitories that don't make profit out of students'

STUDENT HOUSING PROTESTS

'We want dormitories that don't make profit out of students'

Like in many other places across the country, students at İstanbul Technical University have been protesting the housing problems. They faced attacks from the school's private security guards.

21 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

Hundred students expelled from dormitory without notice in Eskişehir

Hundred students expelled from dormitory without notice in Eskişehir

Students say they were asked to make payments for September even though they didn't stay in dormitories in that month. MP Çakırözer says thousands of students are facing the same situation.

14 October 2021

Addressing youth, Erdoğan insists students have no housing problem

Addressing youth, Erdoğan insists students have no housing problem

Amid widespread student protests for affordable housing, the president met with young people.

11 October 2021

Erdoğan says students protesting housing prices are 'terrorists like those in Gezi Park'

Erdoğan says students protesting housing prices are 'terrorists like those in Gezi Park'

As universities resumed in-person education, students have been protesting high rent prices and dormitory fees since mid-September.

Education Ministry allocates 1.2 billion lira for overseas education agency

Education Ministry allocates 1.2 billion lira for overseas education agency

Students' housing problem would have been solved with the budget transferred to the Maarif Foundation, an opposition MP has said.

27 September 2021

Erdoğan calls student housing protesters 'liars'

Erdoğan calls student housing protesters 'liars'

Faced with exorbitant rent prices, university students have been spending nights at parks demanding adequate and affordable housing.

27 September 2021

Nine detained in student housing protests in Ankara

Nine detained in student housing protests in Ankara

In protest of high dormitory fees and house rents, students from across the country spend nights outside.

21 September 2021

Students face 'housing crisis' as universities about to open

Students face 'housing crisis' as universities about to open

After nearly two years of online education, universities will resume in-person classes. Having to move to the cities where their schools are, students face exorbitant housing prices.

16 September 2021 Sakine Orman

Boğaziçi students battered, forced out of campus as rector restricts entrance

Boğaziçi students battered, forced out of campus as rector restricts entrance

Campus gates were locked and police surrounded the campus after the appointed rector restricted entrances.

5 July 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

Boğaziçi University: 100 students stripped of scholarships, loans for protesting rector

Boğaziçi University: 100 students stripped of scholarships, loans for protesting rector

The students have been punished based on an article that was removed from the regulations in 2008, says an attorney of students.

23 June 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

Twitter blocks MHP leader's tweet against Boğaziçi protesters

Twitter blocks MHP leader's tweet against Boğaziçi protesters

After the minister of interior, Bahçeli becomes the second senior politician whose tweets about the Boğaziçi University protests have been restricted by Twitter.

5 February 2021

US, EU officials condemn government's response to Boğaziçi protests, anti LGBTI+ rhetoric

US, EU officials condemn government's response to Boğaziçi protests, anti LGBTI+ rhetoric

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the criticism, saying that no one can interfere with Turkey's internal affairs.

4 February 2021

Erdoğan, Bahçeli target Boğaziçi students, LGBTI+s again as protests intensify

Erdoğan, Bahçeli target Boğaziçi students, LGBTI+s again as protests intensify

As the protests against the new rector continue, the president and his ally Bahçeli have once again accused the students of "terrorism."

3 February 2021

'Resign if you have honor': Boğaziçi students continue to protest new rector

'Resign if you have honor': Boğaziçi students continue to protest new rector

Both students and academics protested the new rector in separate demonstrations.

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.

Reaction Against Investigation into Students Who Protested Expulsions at Technical University

Reaction Against Investigation into Students Who Protested Expulsions at Technical University

A statement for the press has been issued concerning the disciplinary investigation launched into the 24 students who protested academic expulsions at İstanbul Technical University.

'Children of Sur Experienced War'

'Children of Sur Experienced War'

Poster hanging on the building has photos of children killed, which reminds that the war knows no law.

29 January 2016 Vecdi Erbay

Support by Students for ‘Crappy so-called academics’

Support by Students for ‘Crappy so-called academics’

Students have launched campaign for academics whom Erdoğan called “crappy so-called” and YÖK announced that it will initiate a legal action against.

13 January 2016

Clean Sweep in Universities

Clean Sweep in Universities

A trustee board member at Istanbul’s Yeni Yüzyıl University ordered the dismissal of 17 faculty members in flagrant violation of due procedures. Students believe the move was a consequence of the administration’s desire to refashion the university in line with the views of the government. Meanwhile, eight research assistants at Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) were also laid off, with hundreds more potentially facing the same prospect.

15 October 2012 Nilay Vardar,Beyza Kural

"Revolting" Students Rely on Legal Rights

"Revolting" Students Rely on Legal Rights

117 students of the Middle East Technical University stand trial in the context of a protest action against the government and YÖK. The students put forward that they used their legal right to attend the related press release. The trial will be continued on 16 March.

15 December 2011 Serhat Korkmaz

3-Day Vigil in the Heart of Istanbul

3-Day Vigil in the Heart of Istanbul

University students will start a three-day vigil in Istanbul on Wednesday. They demonstrate against unemployment and sordid business in politics. The young people invite everybody who agrees with the criticism to join and make their voices heard.

8 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

2,200 Policemen Intervened against 500 Students

2,200 Policemen Intervened against 500 Students

The police intervened with tear gas and combat cars against a group of students that was going to carry out a protest march from the ODTÜ campus to the central office of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara. The students threw stones in response.

6 January 2011 Erhan Üstündağ

Students Convicted for Criticism of Prime Minister

Students Convicted for Criticism of Prime Minister

18 students were sentenced to 1 year and 3 month each behind bars because of criticizing PM Erdoğan at the opening ceremony of the Istanbul Technical University. They had voiced their protest in slogans and banners.

24 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Students Demand Grants, Cheap Transport and Housing from Municipalities

University students around the country are demanding that local authorities find solutions to the problems they face.

4 March 2009 Emine Özcan