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Letter by Imprisoned Male Boğaziçi University Students

Letter by Imprisoned Male Boğaziçi University Students

Nine imprisoned students from Boğaziçi University have penned a letter.

2 May 2018 Elif Ünal

2 More Boğaziçi University Students Taken Into Custody

2 More Boğaziçi University Students Taken Into Custody

Two more students from Boğaziçi University have been taken into custody. 10 students have been arrested and four students have been detained so far as part of the investigation.

Families of Arrested Boğaziçi University Students: Stop Unlawfulness

Families of Arrested Boğaziçi University Students: Stop Unlawfulness

The families of the arrested Boğaziçi University students have made a statement for press at İstanbul Medical Chamber, which has been attended by a large number of politicians, academics and students.

10 April 2018 Tansu Pişkin

9 Boğaziçi University Students Arrested

9 Boğaziçi University Students Arrested

Nine of 16 detained Boğaziçi University students have been arrested on charge of allegedly “attempting to show the state as an illegitimate power engaging in illegitimate activities.”

Support for Detained Boğaziçi University Students by 1,250 Academics

Support for Detained Boğaziçi University Students by 1,250 Academics

1,250 academics from over 100 institutions in 37 countries have demanded the immediate release of 15 Boğaziçi University students who are still in custody.

2 Students Detained at Entrance of Boğaziçi University

2 Students Detained at Entrance of Boğaziçi University

Two more students from Boğaziçi University were detained on Saturday. Boğaziçi students decorated the trees with ribbons in protest of ban of opening stand in school.

Open Letter of Support for Students of Boğaziçi University by 199 Academics

Open Letter of Support for Students of Boğaziçi University by 199 Academics

199 academics from around the world, including Judith Butler and Nancy Fraser, have published an “Open Letter of Support for Students Arrested at Boğaziçi University.”

Academics from Boğaziçi University Stand Trial

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Academics from Boğaziçi University Stand Trial

Two academics from Boğaziçi University have had their first hearings. The hearings have been watched by the students of Boğaziçi University as well as a large number of academics.

28 March 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Statement in Front of Courthouse: ‘Boğaziçi University is on Trial’

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Statement in Front of Courthouse: ‘Boğaziçi University is on Trial’

In a statement read out before the hearing of academics from Boğaziçi University, it has been stated, “Freedom of expression is a constitutional right, demanding peace is not and cannot be a crime. Right to education is guaranteed by the Constitution, it cannot be violated!”

28 March 2018 Elif Ünal

Kati Piri: Critical Thinking is Dangerous Endeavor in ‘New Turkey’

Kati Piri: Critical Thinking is Dangerous Endeavor in ‘New Turkey’

Commenting on operation launched against Boğaziçi University students, Kati Piri from the EP has tweeted, “Anti-war students labeled ‘terrorists’ by President Erdoğan. Critical thinking dangerous endeavor in ‘new Turkey’”.

Raids on Boğaziçi University Dorms Following Erdoğan’s Statement

Raids on Boğaziçi University Dorms Following Erdoğan’s Statement

Police have raided homes and dormitories in the wake of Erdoğan addressing the students, who protested those commemorating people who lost their lives in Afrin by distributing Turkish delight in Boğaziçi University, “We will find those students by footage”.

Students Detained in Boğaziçi University Campus Released

Students Detained in Boğaziçi University Campus Released

Detained in campus, seven Boğaziçi University students have been released.

Conference in Memory of Feminist Academic Özbay at Boğaziçi University

Conference in Memory of Feminist Academic Özbay at Boğaziçi University

Known with her contribution to feminist studies, Prof. Dr. Ferhunde Özbay will be memorialized with a conference titled “1st Ferhunde Özbay Memorial Conference: Family, Marriage & Women's Employment in Turkey” at Boğaziçi University.

Statement by Boğaziçi LGBTI+ on Hande Kader Fellowship That It Withdrew

Statement by Boğaziçi LGBTI+ on Hande Kader Fellowship That It Withdrew

Boğaziçi University LGBTI+ Studies Club has said that the correspondences for the Hande Kader Fellowhsip occurred via official mail accounts, and added, “We’re sorry. We apologize to our donators”.

Boğaziçi University Presidency Returns ‘Hande Kader’ Fellowship Donations

Boğaziçi University Presidency Returns ‘Hande Kader’ Fellowship Donations

The Boğaziçi University LGBTI+ Studies Club had announced that they would grant a student Hande Kader Fellowship but the university presidency has said that the fellowship was not within their knowledge. The donations are being returned.

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

An operation has been carried out into Boğaziçi University and İstanbul Medeniyet University employers regarding the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

Boğaziçi University Presidency Cancels Speech of CHP’s Vice Chair Böke

Boğaziçi University Presidency Cancels Speech of CHP’s Vice Chair Böke

CHP Vice Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Böke’s speech she would hold in “Leaders Summit” at Boğaziçi University has been cancelled by the university’s presidency.

Press Statement by Boğaziçi Academics against Discharges

Press Statement by Boğaziçi Academics against Discharges

Boğaziçi University academic members have issued a press statement in support of their colleague Assist. Prof. Dr. Noémi Levy-Aksu whose contract was cancelled.

Boğaziçi Academic Members: Mungan Should be at University, not in Prison

Boğaziçi Academic Members: Mungan Should be at University, not in Prison

Boğaziçi University academic members have expressed that their colleagues Esra Mungan, Kıvanç Ersoy, Muzaffer Kaya, Meral Camcı and Chris Stephenson have practiced their right to freedom of expression. They demanded release of the academics.

Boğaziçi University: Bomb Call Came Out Hoax

Boğaziçi University: Bomb Call Came Out Hoax

Boğaziçi University Presidency has announced that the bomb call was a hoax, and security officers expressed that there is no explosion device in the vehicle.

26 February 2016

Chomsky to Lecture for Hrant Dink

Chomsky to Lecture for Hrant Dink

On January 18, linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky will hold lecture dedicated to the memorial of Hrant Dink in Bogazici University, Istanbul.

Headscarf Confrontation At Boğaziçi University

The new rector of the Boğaziçi University takes a stand against the wearing of headscarves, but the students protest and resist the discrimination those with headscarves face.

26 September 2008 Emine Özcan