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Boğaziçi University students: Appointing a rector is legal, but also political

PROTEST AGAINST BULU

Boğaziçi University students: Appointing a rector is legal, but also political

Boğaziçi University students and faculty members are still protesting the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the new president of their university. To his remarks referring to the appointment as “legal”, students have responded with a video.

25 January 2021

‘We won’t abide by any bargaining, we want free universities’

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS

‘We won’t abide by any bargaining, we want free universities’

The students of Atatürk Institute at Boğaziçi University will march against the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the university president: “They want to persecute all of our dreams and efforts just as they used handcuffs to close the gates of the university.”

11 January 2021

'Rectors with low academic qualifications harm universities' development'

RECTOR APPOINTMENT TO BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

'Rectors with low academic qualifications harm universities' development'

The newly appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, Melih Bulu, doesn't have high academic qualifications, says Prof. Karadağ, who studies the academic success of Turkey's universities.

7 January 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Ruling the country through trustees is becoming a dominant method used by the government, says Sancar.

Advisor to Boğaziçi University President resigns

Advisor to Boğaziçi University President resigns

Resigning from office amid protests against the appointment of university president, Prof. Zafer Yenal has said, “Let’s keep working harder for goodness and beauty so that we will not see a university with its gates handcuffed again.”

Minister Soylu: Police did the right thing

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS

Minister Soylu: Police did the right thing

Interior Minister Soylu has defended the police intervention at Boğaziçi University: “The Turkish police, who did not allow the terror-related illegal groups that are not from Boğaziçi and tried to enter the university, did the right thing.”

Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'

Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'

Students of Boğaziçi University have been protesting the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the university president by Erdoğan. The Boğaziçi Solidarity previously made a call for a protest demonstration and press statement in Kadıköy at 4 p.m. today.

6 January 2021 Dilek Şen

Bulu waves from window, students demand his resignation

PROTEST AGAINST UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Bulu waves from window, students demand his resignation

Students are still protesting Prof. Melih Bulu, who has been appointed as the president of Boğaziçi University, one of the most most prestigious universities in Turkey, by President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Demonstrations, marches banned in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş, Sarıyer

BOĞAZİÇİ STUDENTS CALLED FOR PROTEST

Demonstrations, marches banned in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş, Sarıyer

İstanbul Governor’s Office, in an attempt to prevent Boğaziçi students’ protest, has announced that demonstrations and marches have been banned in the districts of Sarıyer and Beşiktaş, where the campuses of the university are located.

Bulu: Our students, academics don’t see the big picture

APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF BOĞAZİÇİ

Bulu: Our students, academics don’t see the big picture

Appointed by President Erdoğan as the new president of Boğaziçi University, Bulu has said, “If we will become one of the 10 leading countries of the world, Boğaziçi is a must here. Our students, academics perhaps don’t see the big picture.”

14 more people detained for protesting appointment of university president

14 more people detained for protesting appointment of university president

After 22 people were detained for protesting the appointment of a university president to Boğaziçi by President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, 14 more people have been taken into custody. There were reportedly warrants against 28 people.

Police attack students with pepper gas at Boğaziçi University

PROTESTS AGAINST UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Police attack students with pepper gas at Boğaziçi University

Students have gathered in the South Campus of Boğaziçi University in İstanbul and protested the appointment of Prof. Bulu, also a former MP candidate for nomination from the ruling AKP, as the University President. Police have intervened into the protest.

4 January 2021 Dilek Şen

‘We are all in the same boat,’ says the appointed President of Boğaziçi University

‘We are all in the same boat,’ says the appointed President of Boğaziçi University

Amid harsh criticisms of students and faculty members, Prof. Bulu, who has been appointed by Erdoğan to the Presidency of Boğaziçi University outside its community, has shared a message on his Twitter account, welcoming his appointment to the position.

‘Academic administrators can be appointed only after being elected’

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY

‘Academic administrators can be appointed only after being elected’

Faculty members of Boğaziçi, one of the most prestigious universities in Turkey, have denounced the appointment of Prof. Bulu, an academic outside its community, to the Presidency of Boğaziçi University: “We don’t accept, we don’t give up!”

Erdoğan appoints 16 university presidents, only two are women

Erdoğan appoints 16 university presidents, only two are women

President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have appointed presidents to 16 public universities, including the İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara.

Presidents Appointed to 15 Universities by President Erdoğan

Presidents Appointed to 15 Universities by President Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed presidents to 15 universities. While 13 of the presidents are men, only two of them are women.

6 September 2018

Assignment of New University Presidents, Deans: 14 Women, 60 Men

Assignment of New University Presidents, Deans: 14 Women, 60 Men

Turkey’s High Education Institution assigned new deans and university presidents among which only 14 are women.

29 September 2014