content tagged with universities

Union of bars files case against switch to remote education due to earthquakes

Union of bars files case against switch to remote education due to earthquakes

Higher education will continue online, with earthquake survivors placed in university dormitories.

28 February 2023

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Eğitim-Sen called on the government and the Council of Higher Education to "start face-to-face education at the universities at the earliest possible date to be announced clearly in advance."

13 February 2023

METU rector suspends 17 student clubs for protesting pro-government group's event

METU rector suspends 17 student clubs for protesting pro-government group's event

The clubs' activities have been suspended for 45 days. Also, disciplinary proceedings are underway against dozens of students.

20 January 2023

'Academic freedom is diminishing in Türkiye'

'Academic freedom is diminishing in Türkiye'

Academics from 13 universities have shared a report they prepared about the problems of higher education in Türkiye.

9 December 2022 Ruken Tuncel

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

Failing to find housing, women students face family pressure to return home

STUDENT HOUSING CRISIS

Failing to find housing, women students face family pressure to return home

We have spoken with three women students from different parts of the country about the housing crisis.

7 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

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.

'Hundreds of thousands of students will be deprived of education'

STUDENT HOUSING

'Hundreds of thousands of students will be deprived of education'

While there are about eight million university students in Turkey, the capacity of the KYK dormitories is less than a tenth of this, HDP deputy Orhan Işık has said.

20 September 2021

Students spend night at park protesting high housing prices

Students spend night at park protesting high housing prices

As the academic year starts, university students struggle to find livable and affordable housing.

20 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

Constitutional Court annuls presidential decree: 'Universities are autonomous'

Constitutional Court annuls presidential decree: 'Universities are autonomous'

The top court has stated that the presidential decrees can't be issued on subjects that should be regulated by law according to the Constitution.

Erdoğan appoints rectors to six universities

Erdoğan appoints rectors to six universities

The president has also extended the term of a pro-government columnist as the rector of an "Islamic science and technology university."

Criminal complaint against academic for targeting universities

Criminal complaint against academic for targeting universities

The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) has filed a criminal complaint against historian Prof. Ebubekir Sofuoğlu, who previously said that universities were “almost houses of prostitution.”

29 December 2020

University to probe professor’s remarks targeting universities

University to probe professor’s remarks targeting universities

Sakarya University has announced that it will take the necessary action against Prof. Sofuoğlu, who said that universities were “almost houses of prostitution”. Presidential Communications Director and Spokesperson have also slammed his remarks.

17 December 2020

ÜniKuir: 'Let's Establish Safe Zones at Universities'

ÜniKuir: 'Let's Establish Safe Zones at Universities'

A newly founded LGBTI+ group invites university students to "fight together against discrimination and hatred."

3 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Academics Oppose Internet Filter at Universities

Academics Oppose Internet Filter at Universities

Upon the initiative of the Alternative Communication Association, more than a hundred academics launched a signature campaign against applying the disputed internet filtering system at universities.

10 January 2012

Boycott for The Rights of Kurds Spreads to Universities

EDUCATION IN MOTHER TONGUE

Boycott for The Rights of Kurds Spreads to Universities

"Education cannot leave out the mother tongue" was the message of Kurdish students who started a boycott at universities after the one-week boycott at south-eastern primary and high schools. They demand education in Kurdish, the Laz language and Circassian.

29 September 2010 Semra Pelek

President Gül Ratifies Headscarves at University

On 22 February, President Gül ratified the constitutional amendments of Articles 10 and 42, which allow women with headscarves to attend university.

25 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Academic: Interact with the Women Underneath the Headscarf!

I am not scared of girls with headscarves. The bigots and sect members should be scared of their girls going to free universities.

5 February 2008 Füsun Özbilgen