Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the Turkish president’s appointment of a party loyalist as the rector of Istanbul’s prestigious Bogazici University on February 2.

Tuesday’s protest went ahead despite the Kadikoy district governor’s ban on any public events and police checks on buses, metro trains, and ferries to stop students from reaching the site.

Students at the protest chanted slogans such as “we do not want appointed rectors”, “we will not stop” and “take your hand off the universities."

The protesting students and academics are calling on the new rector to resign and urging the government to allow them to elect their own rector.

This footage was filmed and produced 2 February 2021.
Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the Turkish president’s appointment of a party loyalist as the rector of Istanbul’s prestigious Bogazici University.
Tuesday’s protest went ahead despite the Kadikoy district governor’s ban on any public events and police checks on buses, metro trains and ferries to stop students reaching the site.

Students at the protest chanted slogans like “We do not want appointed rectors”, “We will not stop” and “Take your hand off the universities”.
The protesting students and academics are calling on the new rector to resign and urging the government to allow them to elect their own rector.