Melih Bulu

President Erdoğan ousts Boğaziçi University rector

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 15 replaced a top Istanbul university rector whose appointment led to months of student-led protests.

Erdoğan appointed Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University in January but students started protesting, saying that the appointment of Bulu as rector was contrary to the customs of a 158-year-old university.

Law and communications faculties to be established at Boğaziçi University

Two new faculties in Boğaziçi University are set to be established after a presidential decree published on Feb. 6.

According to the decision, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a law faculty and a communications faculty will be established in the country's most prestigious university.

Turkish Police Detain 104 Students After Crushing Protests

Turkish riot police use plastic bullets as they secure the area around Bogazici University in Istanbul during a protest against the new government-appointed rector, February 2, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

Of that number, 76 have been released after interrogation and another 10 put under house arrest. Police interrogation of the others continues.

Boğaziçi rector says he will not resign

Melih Bulu, the newly appointed rector at Istanbul's Boğaziçi University, said he will not step down following protests by the university students and academics.

Speaking to reporters, Bulu said he has no intentions to resign from his post and that he assumes that the crisis that started with his appointment will end in six months and that it will be so.

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