content tagged with Ankara University

Ankara University academic wins lawsuit for reinstatement

Ankara University academic wins lawsuit for reinstatement

Assoc. Prof. Kayıran's dismissal was unlawful, an administrative court has ruled.

24 November 2021

Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran dismissed again

Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran dismissed again

Dismissed by Ankara University, which did not appoint the academic, and reinstated in her position by a court ruling, Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kayıran has been dismissed again by the rector’s office following its appeal to the upper court.

2 September 2021

Police attack Boğaziçi University protests in Ankara

Police attack Boğaziçi University protests in Ankara

Police intervened against the students who gathered in the capital city of Ankara to support Boğaziçi students’ protests against the appointed rector. While several students have been detained, the teeth of one person were broken during the attack.

2 February 2021

Colleagues Announce Support for Doctor Made to Apologize After Remarks on Coronavirus

Colleagues Announce Support for Doctor Made to Apologize After Remarks on Coronavirus

Ankara University opened an inquiry into a meeting where Dr. Çınar said there were thousands of Covid-19 cases in Turkey.

Physician Made to Apologize After Saying ‘Covid-19 Cases Exceed Thousands’

Physician Made to Apologize After Saying ‘Covid-19 Cases Exceed Thousands’

In a video shared on social media yesterday, a physician was seen to be saying, “Number of cases has exceeded thousands, the Umrah has destroyed everything.” Ankara University has made Attending Physician Çınar make a statement and apologize.

Investigation Against Students Attacked with Truncheons at Ankara University

Investigation Against Students Attacked with Truncheons at Ankara University

A disciplinary investigation has been launched against 10 students who were attacked by private security guards and a group of nationalists while attempting to attend a symposium at Ankara University.

12 February 2020

Students Attacked with Truncheons at Ankara University

Students Attacked with Truncheons at Ankara University

Private security guards have bludgeoned the students who attempted to attend the “Symposium on Turkey’s Modernization Process and Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences”.

19 November 2019

Academic on Trial for Sexual Assault Dismissed

Academic on Trial for Sexual Assault Dismissed

The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) has announced that academic H.B. is "dismissed from public service."

Academics from Ankara University Acquitted After 4 Years

Academics from Ankara University Acquitted After 4 Years

Detained at Ankara University Cebeci campus four years ago, five academics have been acquitted.

11 September 2018 Beyza Kural

Ankara University Human Rights Center Closed

Ankara University Human Rights Center Closed

Legist Kerem Altıparmak has declared that Human Rights Center at Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University has been closed.

20 November 2017

Investigation into Academics Involved in Protest Against Discharges at Ankara University

Investigation into Academics Involved in Protest Against Discharges at Ankara University

The Ankara University Presidency has brought an investigation against the academics who staged a protest against an academic purge.

25 August 2017 Beyza Kural

Assault with Stones on Communication Faculty in Ankara University

Assault with Stones on Communication Faculty in Ankara University

A group has attacked the building of Communication Faculty in Ankara University with stones. The students who witnessed the incident said that the security officials didn’t intervene in.

Spring Term Begins With “Big Lesson” At Ankara University

Spring Term Begins With “Big Lesson” At Ankara University

The spring term at Ankara University which had its 78 academics discharged by the last Statutory Decree has begun with the lecture “Big Lesson”.

13 February 2017

Police Beat, Detain Expelled Academics Rallying

Police Beat, Detain Expelled Academics Rallying

Police have prevented expelled academics and those who came to support them from entering Cebeci Campus of Ankara University. 11 people including expelled academics have been detained.

10 February 2017

Reaction from CNN Türk Director Against Investigation Launched by Ankara University

Reaction from CNN Türk Director Against Investigation Launched by Ankara University

As part of an investigation launched into students who protested him with their questions at Ankara University, CNN Türk General Director Aktaş has said he won’t register a complaint against the students.

13 January 2017

Proceeding into Academics Reacting Against Police Violence

Proceeding into Academics Reacting Against Police Violence

Disciplinary proceeding has been launched by Ankara University Presidency into the four academics reacting against police violence at the campus.

Dean Sancar: Police Have Been Hindering Education at University for Weeks

Dean Sancar: Police Have Been Hindering Education at University for Weeks

Dean of Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Sancar in her statement as to police’s using gas and detaining 19 students at the campus has said police have been entering the school, provoking the students and hindering education.

Trial of Öcalan Question Starts

Trial of Öcalan Question Starts

The first trial of Assist. Prof. Dr. Barış Ünlü indicted for his exam question starts tomorrow.

2 February 2016 Beyza Kural

Support for Academics from Academic Council of Ankara University

Support for Academics from Academic Council of Ankara University

Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences Academic Council has stated that signing the declaration titled “We will not be a party to this crime” is within the scope of freedom of expression.

26 January 2016

Police Intervene Newroz Celebrations in Ankara University

Police Intervene Newroz Celebrations in Ankara University

Police and private security forces intervened Newroz celebrations in Ankara University this afternoon, casting tear gas bombs and wounding several students.

20 March 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

Students Refused Deputy Prime Minister to Talk on Human Rights

Students Refused Deputy Prime Minister to Talk on Human Rights

Students protested Deputy Prime Minister Çiçek who was going to speak on human rights at the Ankara University Faculty of Political Science. The students voiced their protest, "The minister of such a country has nothing to say about this topic". When the students received support from the people in the hall, Çiçek left the university without giving his speech.

12 October 2009 Bawer Çakır

Human Rights Archive on the Internet

The Political Science Department of Ankara University has made its “Human Rights Centre Journal” (1991-1996), published in Turkish, and its “Revue des Droits de l’Homme/Human Rights Review”, published in French and English, available on the Internet.

13 January 2009