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Dormitory manager suspended from duty after death of student due to falling elevator

Dormitory manager suspended from duty after death of student due to falling elevator

Students residing in the dormitory took to social media, sharing videos where they stated that they had repeatedly warned the dormitory management about the elevator's issues. However, they claimed that their warnings were not taken into account.

26 October 2023

Students complain about further restrictions at state dormitories

Students complain about further restrictions at state dormitories

The annual leave of students staying in the dormitories has been reduced from 75 to 30 days.

8 November 2022 Merve Usludil

20 state dormitories closed in Turkey in a year

HOUSING PROBLEM AT UNIVERSITIES

20 state dormitories closed in Turkey in a year

Amid university students’ protests for affordable housing, the Social Democracy Foundation Youth Organization (SODEV Youth) has released a report on state dormitories in Turkey: “There are 32 students per bed in İstanbul and 11 in Ankara.”

28 September 2021

'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

Boğaziçi University: Stay of execution for termination of scholarships

Boğaziçi University: Stay of execution for termination of scholarships

Stripped of his state scholarship for protesting the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, student Gönültaş applied to the Ankara 6th Administrative Court. The court has stopped the execution of the termination.

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu promises support to Boğaziçi students stripped of scholarships

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu promises support to Boğaziçi students stripped of scholarships

Speaking about the students whose scholarships have been cancelled because they protest the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu has announced that they will support the students stripped of scholarships.

Presidency of Religious Affairs appoints 922 ‘spiritual counsellors’ to state dorms

Presidency of Religious Affairs appoints 922 ‘spiritual counsellors’ to state dorms

The Presidency of Religious Affairs has appointed 922 spiritual counsellors to the student dormitories affiliated with the Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK). The counsellors have started working.

9 September 2020

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 university has been expelled from state-run student residences in Samsun for attending Gezi Resistance protests - a penalty that also included the suspension of their scholarships and loans.

1 November 2013