February 2021

Claim: Bogazici University Rector to Appoint Government Loyalist in the New Departments

2021-02-09 11:17 GMT
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The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the establishment of two new departments in Bogazici University, the country’s most prestigious university, which has suffered by weeks of provocations.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision, published in the Official Gazette Saturday, says law and communications faculties are to be launched in Bogazici University.

It is a false statement that the establishment of new departments would allow the presidentially appointed rector to staff them with government loyalists.

Claim: Turkey Arrests Dozens of Students Protesting Erdogan’s Pick

2021-02-02 01:57 GMT
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In the media, it can be observed that there is a false campaign which is carried against President Erdogan. Since the day President Erdogan appointed Rector Melih Bulu, students, professors and alumni have been protesting the appointment.Everything had come clear up to last week, four Bogazici ‘students’ were detained over an exhibition that included a piece of art depicting the LGBT rainbow alongside Kaaba, a holy Islamic site in Saudi Arabia. That is a holy symbol which is insulted by ‘students.’

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