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{{short description|Protest in Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, against appointment of Melih Bulu as rector}}
{{Short description|Protest in Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, against appointment of Melih Bulu as rector}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox civil conflict
{{Infobox civil conflict
| title = 2021 Boğaziçi University protests
| title = 2021 Boğaziçi University protests
| partof =
| image = Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Eylem 3.jpg
| image = Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Eylem 3.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| date = 4 January 2021 – 15 July 2021 ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days |2021|01|04|2021|07|15}})
| date = 4 January 2021 – present ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days |2021|01|04|month1=1|day1=4|year1=2021}})
| place = [[Boğaziçi University]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| causes = Appointment of [[Melih Bulu]] as [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of [[Boğaziçi University]]
| place = [[Boğaziçi University]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| causes = Appointment of [[Melih Bulu]] as [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of [[Boğaziçi University]]
| goals =
| goals = * Resignation of Melih Bulu
* Resignation of Melih Bulu
* Election of rectors by the university
* Election of rectors by the university
* Preservation of academic freedom and scientific autonomy
* Preservation of academic freedom and scientific autonomy
| methods = Demonstrations
| methods = Demonstrations
| status =
| status =
| result = Removal of Melih Bulu from his position by a decree from Erdoğan on 15 July 2021<ref>https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/07/20210715M1.pdf</ref>
| result = Removal of Melih Bulu from his position by a decree from Erdoğan on 15 July 2021<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/07/20210715M1.pdf|title=Karar: 2021/360|work=Resmi Gazete|date=15 July 2021|page=21
|issue=31542|language=tr}}</ref>
| side1 =
* '''Students'''
| side1 = * '''Students'''
** Boğaziçi University students
** Boğaziçi University students
** [[Istanbul Technical University|ITU]] students
** [[Istanbul Technical University|ITU]] students
** [[Yıldız Technical University|YTU]] students<ref name="dayanisma">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/yildiz-teknik-odtu-ve-galatasaray-universitesi-ogrencilerinden-melih-bulu-tepkisi-1803379|title=Yıldız Teknik, ODTÜ ve Galatasaray Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden 'Melih Bulu' tepkisi|date=2021-02-12}}</ref>
** [[Yıldız Technical University|YTU]] students<ref name="dayanisma">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/yildiz-teknik-odtu-ve-galatasaray-universitesi-ogrencilerinden-melih-bulu-tepkisi-1803379|title=Yıldız Teknik, ODTÜ ve Galatasaray Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden 'Melih Bulu' tepkisi|date=2021-02-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** [[Ankara University]] students<ref name="BirGün">{{Cite web|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/ankara-universitesi-ogrencilerinden-bogazicililere-destek-330122|title=Ankara Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden Boğaziçililere destek|date=2021-01-12}}</ref>
** [[Ankara University]] students<ref name="BirGün">{{Cite web|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/ankara-universitesi-ogrencilerinden-bogazicililere-destek-330122|title=Ankara Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden Boğaziçililere destek|date=2021-01-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** [[Hacettepe University]] students<ref name="Cumhuriyet">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ankarada-bogazici-eylemine-mudahale-30-gozalti-1804638|title=Ankara'da Boğaziçi eylemine müdahale: 30 gözaltı|date=2021-02-12}}</ref>
** [[Hacettepe University]] students<ref name="Cumhuriyet">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ankarada-bogazici-eylemine-mudahale-30-gozalti-1804638|title=Ankara'da Boğaziçi eylemine müdahale: 30 gözaltı|date=2021-02-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** [[Middle East Technical University|METU]] students<ref name="dayanisma" />
** [[Middle East Technical University|METU]] students<ref name="dayanisma" />
** [[Galatasaray University]] students<ref name="dayanisma" />
** [[Galatasaray University]] students<ref name="dayanisma" />
** [[Turkish-German University]] students<ref name="Ileri Haber">{{Cite web|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/bakanligin-onayladigi-beykozdaki-talan-planina-yurttaslardan-tepki-derhal-iptal-edilsin-122749.html|title=Bakanlığın onayladığı Beykoz'daki talan planına yurttaşlardan tepki: 'Derhal iptal edilsin'|date=2021-02-12}}</ref>
** [[Turkish-German University]] students<ref name="Ileri Haber">{{Cite web|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/bakanligin-onayladigi-beykozdaki-talan-planina-yurttaslardan-tepki-derhal-iptal-edilsin-122749.html|title=Bakanlığın onayladığı Beykoz'daki talan planına yurttaşlardan tepki: 'Derhal iptal edilsin'|date=2021-02-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
** [[Koç University]] students
** [[Koç University]] students
* '''Academics'''
* '''Academics'''
** Boğaziçi University academics<ref name="Duvar English">{{Cite web|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/bogazici-university-academics-protest-erdogans-rector-appointment-as-police-flood-campus-news-55736|title=Boğaziçi University academics protest Erdoğan's rector appointment as police flood campus
** Boğaziçi University academics<ref name="Duvar English">{{Cite web|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/bogazici-university-academics-protest-erdogans-rector-appointment-as-police-flood-campus-news-55736|title=Boğaziçi University academics protest Erdoğan's rector appointment as police flood campus|website=www.duvarenglish.com/|date=May 2021 }}</ref>
|website=www.duvarenglish.com/}}</ref>
**METU academics<ref name="Duvar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/amp/odtulu-akademisyenlerden-bogazicine-destek-turkiyenin-sorunu-haber-1512458|title=ODTÜ'lü Akademisyenlerden Boğaziçi'ne Destek|website=www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/}}</ref>
**METU academics<ref name="Duvar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/amp/odtulu-akademisyenlerden-bogazicine-destek-turkiyenin-sorunu-haber-1512458|title=ODTÜ'lü Akademisyenlerden Boğaziçi'ne Destek|website=www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/}}</ref>
**Istanbul Technical University academics<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-protestolar%C4%B1na-destek-art%C4%B1yor/a-56536718|title=Boğaziçi protestolarına destek artıyor|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref>
**Istanbul Technical University academics<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-protestolar%C4%B1na-destek-art%C4%B1yor/a-56536718|title=Boğaziçi protestolarına destek artıyor|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]|access-date=2021-02-15|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
**Galatasaray University academics<ref name="A" />
**Galatasaray University academics<ref name="A" />
**[[Istanbul University]] academics<ref name="A" />
**[[Istanbul University]] academics<ref name="A" />
| side2 =
| side2 = * {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Government of Turkey]]'''
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Government of Turkey]]'''
** [[Law enforcement in Turkey|Istanbul Police]]
** [[Law enforcement in Turkey|Istanbul Police]]
** [[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Ministry of the Interior]]
**[[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Ministry of the Interior]]
| leadfigures1 = None
| leadfigures1 = ''No centralized leadership''
| leadfigures2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the President of Turkey.svg}} [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]<br />{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Melih Bulu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/bogazici-universitesi-rektoru-melih-bulu-protesto-edildi-2925913|title=Boğaziçi'nde rektör protestosu|website=www.haberturk.com}}</ref>
| leadfigures2 = {{Plainlist|
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| detentions = 560<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi direnişi bilançosu: 560 gözaltı, 9 tutuklama |url=https://sol.org.tr/haber/bogazici-direnisi-bilancosu-560-gozalti-9-tutuklama-25660 |language=tr |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
* [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
* [[Melih Bulu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/bogazici-universitesi-rektoru-melih-bulu-protesto-edildi-2925913|title=Boğaziçi'nde rektör protestosu|website=www.haberturk.com}}</ref>
| arrests = 9<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sol.org.tr/haber/bogazici-direnisi-bilancosu-560-gozalti-9-tutuklama-25660 |title=Boğaziçi direnişi bilançosu: 560 gözaltı, 9 tutuklama |language=tr |access-date=13 February 2021 }}</ref>
}}
}}
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The '''2021 Boğaziçi University protests''' are [[Demonstration (political)|demonstrations]] held against the appointment of [[Melih Bulu]] by [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] as [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of [[Boğaziçi University]], one of the top academic institutions in [[Turkey]].
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| detentions = 560<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi direnişi bilançosu: 560 gözaltı, 9 tutuklama |url=https://sol.org.tr/haber/bogazici-direnisi-bilancosu-560-gozalti-9-tutuklama-25660 |language=tr |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
| arrests = 9<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sol.org.tr/haber/bogazici-direnisi-bilancosu-560-gozalti-9-tutuklama-25660 |title=Boğaziçi direnişi bilançosu: 560 gözaltı, 9 tutuklama |language=tr |access-date=13 February 2021 }}</ref>
}}
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The '''2021 Boğaziçi University protests''' were [[Demonstration (political)|demonstrations]] that started on 4 January against the appointment of [[Melih Bulu]] by [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] as [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of [[Boğaziçi University]], which is one of the top academic institutions in [[Turkey]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
Melih Bulu, who has ties to the ruling [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]], was appointed as rector by presidential decree on 2 January 2021. According to faculty, Bulu was the first rector chosen outside the university since the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|1980 coup d'état]].<ref name=":0" /> After the coup, [[Ergün Toğrol]], who was an [[academician]] in [[Istanbul Technical University]], had been appointed as the rector of Boğaziçi University.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=12 Eylül'den sonra ikinci|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/yazarlar/ismail-saymaz/12-eylulden-sonra-ikinci-6200588/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-03|website=www.sozcu.com.tr}}</ref>
On 2 January 2021, [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]] founder and politician Melih Bulu was appointed as rector of the [[Boğaziçi University]] by presidential decree. According to faculty, this makes him the first rector to be chosen without involvement of the university since the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|1980 coup d'état]],<ref name=":0" /> when [[Ergün Toğrol]], an [[academician]] of [[Istanbul Technical University]], had also been appointed as rector.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=12 Eylül'den sonra ikinci|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/yazarlar/ismail-saymaz/12-eylulden-sonra-ikinci-6200588/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107030906/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2021/yazarlar/ismail-saymaz/12-eylulden-sonra-ikinci-6200588/ |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=2021-02-03|website=www.sozcu.com.tr|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== Protests ==
== Protests ==
Hundreds began protesting on 4 January following the appointment, chanting slogans such as "Melih Bulu is not our rector" and "we don't want a plagiarist rector". In a shared statement, faculty regarded the appointment as a violation of "academic freedom and scientific autonomy, as well as the democratic values" of the Boğaziçi.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde Melih Bulu protestosu: 'Kayyum istemiyoruz'|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazici-universitesi-nde-melih-bulu-protestosu-kayyum-istemiyoruz-329061|access-date=2021-01-05|website=birgun.net|language=Turkish}}</ref>
After the appointment hundreds of students began protesting on 4 January, chanting slogans such as "Melih Bulu is not our rector" and "we don't want a plagiarist rector".<ref name=":0" /> In a shared statement, faculty regarded the appointment as a violation of "academic freedom and scientific autonomy, as well as the democratic values" of the Boğaziçi.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde Melih Bulu protestosu: 'Kayyum istemiyoruz'|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazici-universitesi-nde-melih-bulu-protestosu-kayyum-istemiyoruz-329061|access-date=2021-01-05|website=birgun.net|language=Turkish}}</ref>


Later on the day, one of the university's buildings was sealed off by students who were able to enter the campus. Then, protesters clashed with the police as they tried to break a [[barricade]] in front of the entry to the university, causing security forces to use [[Pepper-spray projectile|pepper spray]] to disperse the demonstrators. Two students were detained in the course of protests.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|author=Reuters Staff|date=2021-01-04|title=Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university head|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-bogazici-idUSKBN2991TT|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Presse|first=AFP-Agence France|title=Hundreds Protest In Istanbul Against New University Rector|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/hundreds-protest-in-istanbul-against-new-university-rector-01609770907|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.barrons.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Students in Turkey Protest Rector Tapped to Head University|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-04/students-protest-rector-tapped-to-head-istanbul-university|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> By 6 January, 36 students were in detention.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'|url=https://bianet.org/english/education/237158-bogazici-students-in-kadikoy-release-our-friends-from-detention|access-date=2021-01-10|website=bianet.org|language=en}}</ref> Protests by students and faculty outside the rector's office have continued into February,<ref>{{Cite web|last=English|first=Duvar|date=2021-01-21|title=Boğaziçi University students hold Pride March on third week of protests against Erdoğan's rector|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/bogazici-university-students-hold-pride-march-on-third-week-of-protests-against-erdogans-rector-gallery-55954|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Duvar English|language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gall|first=Carlotta|date=2021-02-01|title=Prestigious Istanbul University Fights Erdogan's Reach|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/world/asia/turkey-bogazici-university-protests-erdogan.html|access-date=2021-02-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> with many other Turkish universities and Boğaziçi alumni associations abroad joining in protest against the appointment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi University starts resistance against government-appointed trustee rector '|url=https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/bogazici-university-starts-resistance-against-government-appointed-trustee-rector/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=|language=en}}</ref>
Later that day, one of the university's buildings was sealed off by students who were able to enter the campus. Then, protesters clashed with the police as they tried to break a [[barricade]] in front of the entry to the university, ultimately resulting in security forces using [[Pepper-spray projectile|pepper spray]] to disperse the demonstrators, with two students being detained during the course of the protests.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2021-01-04|title=Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university head|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-bogazici-idUSKBN2991TT|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Presse|first=AFP-Agence France|title=Hundreds Protest In Istanbul Against New University Rector|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/hundreds-protest-in-istanbul-against-new-university-rector-01609770907|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.barrons.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Students in Turkey Protest Rector Tapped to Head University|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-04/students-protest-rector-tapped-to-head-istanbul-university|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107011147/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-04/students-protest-rector-tapped-to-head-istanbul-university |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=|website=}}</ref> By 6 January, a total of 36 students were in detention.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'|url=https://bianet.org/english/education/237158-bogazici-students-in-kadikoy-release-our-friends-from-detention|access-date=2021-01-10|website=bianet.org|language=en}}</ref> Protests outside the rector's office continued into February at the hand of students and faculty,<ref>{{Cite web|last=English|first=Duvar|date=2021-01-21|title=Boğaziçi University students hold Pride March on third week of protests against Erdoğan's rector|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/bogazici-university-students-hold-pride-march-on-third-week-of-protests-against-erdogans-rector-gallery-55954|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121141806/https://www.duvarenglish.com/bogazici-university-students-hold-pride-march-on-third-week-of-protests-against-erdogans-rector-gallery-55954 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |access-date=2021-01-24|website=Duvar English|language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gall|first=Carlotta|date=2021-02-01|title=Prestigious Istanbul University Fights Erdogan's Reach|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/world/asia/turkey-bogazici-university-protests-erdogan.html|access-date=2021-02-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> whose demonstration was later supported by various other Turkish universities and international associations of Boğaziçi alumni opposing the appointment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi University starts resistance against government-appointed trustee rector '|url=https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/bogazici-university-starts-resistance-against-government-appointed-trustee-rector/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=|language=en}}</ref>


As part of an art exhibition organised for the protest, an artwork on campus reportedly depicting the [[Kaaba]] alongside a LGBT flag and a figure of [[Shahmaran]] led to the arrest of four students, who were in the exhibition team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-28|title=Campus Guards intervene with Boğaziçi University Resistance Exhibition|url=https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/campus-guards-intervene-with-bogazici-university-resistance-exhibition/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128193150/https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/campus-guards-intervene-with-bogazici-university-resistance-exhibition/|archive-date=28 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-29|website=dokuz8HABER|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TARGETED BY RECTOR, STATE OFFICIALS: Two Boğaziçi University students arrested, two placed under house arrest|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/lgbti/238446-two-bogazici-university-students-arrested-two-placed-under-house-arrest|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref> [[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Turkish Ministry of Interior]] [[Süleyman Soylu]] referred to the arrested students as "four LGBT perverts", causing [[Twitter]] to later restrict his tweet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter'dan Süleyman Soylu'nun nefret söylemi içeren tweetlerine kısıtlama|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/twitter-dan-suleyman-soylu-nun-nefret-soylemi-iceren-tweetlerine-kisitlama-332713|access-date=2021-02-02|website=birgun.net|language=Turkish}}</ref> After this event, Boğaziçi University LGBT Studies Club was closed by order from Melih Bulu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Boğaziçi University's LGBTI+ Studies Club closed by the appointed rector|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/lgbti/238535-bogazici-university-s-lgbti-studies-club-closed-by-the-appointed-rector|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref> Bulu defended and claimed himself as a LGBT rights advocate.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LGBTI+|first=Kaos GL-News Portal for|title=Bulu after shutting down the LGBTI+ Club: "I'm an LGBT rights advocate"|url=https://kaosgl.org/en/single-news/bulu-after-shutting-down-the-lgbti-club-i-m-an-lgbt-rights-advocate|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Kaos GL - News Portal for LGBTI+|language=en}}</ref>
An art exhibition was organized for the on-campus protest, during which four students involved in the exhibition were arrested<ref>{{Cite web |title=TARGETED BY RECTOR, STATE OFFICIALS: Two Boğaziçi University students arrested, two placed under house arrest |url=https://www.bianet.org/english/lgbti/238446-two-bogazici-university-students-arrested-two-placed-under-house-arrest |access-date=2021-02-03 |website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref> because of a piece of artwork reportedly depicting the [[Kaaba]] alongside an LGBT flag and a figure of [[Shahmaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-28|title=Campus Guards intervene with Boğaziçi University Resistance Exhibition|url=https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/campus-guards-intervene-with-bogazici-university-resistance-exhibition/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128193150/https://dokuz8haber.net/english/life-society/campus-guards-intervene-with-bogazici-university-resistance-exhibition/|archive-date=28 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-29|website=dokuz8HABER|language=tr}}</ref> In his [[Twitter]] account, Turkish [[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Ministry of Interior]] [[Süleyman Soylu]] referred to the apprehended students as "four LGBT perverts", causing his tweet to be restricted later on.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter'dan Süleyman Soylu'nun nefret söylemi içeren tweetlerine kısıtlama|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/twitter-dan-suleyman-soylu-nun-nefret-soylemi-iceren-tweetlerine-kisitlama-332713|access-date=2021-02-02|website=birgun.net|language=Turkish}}</ref> After the protests, Bulu ordered the Boğaziçi University LGBT Studies Club to be closed,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Boğaziçi University's LGBTI+ Studies Club closed by the appointed rector|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/lgbti/238535-bogazici-university-s-lgbti-studies-club-closed-by-the-appointed-rector|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref> a decision he claims had "no approach of targeting the LGBT identity", and which was made despite his assertion of being "a person who defends the rights and freedoms of LGBT individuals."<ref>{{Cite web|last=LGBTI+|first=Kaos GL-News Portal for|title=Bulu after shutting down the LGBTI+ Club: "I'm an LGBT rights advocate"|url=https://kaosgl.org/en/single-news/bulu-after-shutting-down-the-lgbti-club-i-m-an-lgbt-rights-advocate|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Kaos GL - News Portal for LGBTI+|language=en}}</ref>


On 1 February, police blocked the gate of the South Campus to prevent demonstration. [[Water cannon]] and barricades were installed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-01|title=Çok sayıda Boğaziçi Üniversitesi öğrencisi gözaltına alındı!|url=https://jurnaltr.com/cok-sayida-bogazici-universitesi-ogrencisi-gozaltina-alindi/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Jurnal Türkiye|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi'nde yeni gözaltılar|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazicinde-yeni-gozaltilar-1810566|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref> Later that night, police stormed the campus and detained 159 students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ndeki gösterilerde 159 kişi gözaltına alındı|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/bogazici-universitesindeki-gosterilerde-159-kisi-gozaltina-alindi-6420719|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Milliyet|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Güney Kampüs'e polis girdi, öğrencilere müdahale etti|language=tr|work=BBC News Türkçe|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-55883135|access-date=2021-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne polis girdi, rektör Bulu'yu protesto eden onlarca öğrenci gözaltına alındı!|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/bogazici-universitesi-ne-polis-girdi-ogrenciler-eyleme-basladi,930403|access-date=2021-02-01|website=T24|language=Turkish}}</ref> Several protestors in [[İzmir]] and 69 in [[Ankara]] were also detained.<ref>{{Cite web|title=İzmir'de Boğaziçili öğrencilere destek eylemine polis müdahalesi; gözaltılar var|url=https://t24.com.tr/video/izmir-de-bogazicili-ogrencilere-destek-eylemine-polis-mudahalesi-gozaltilar-var,35947|access-date=2021-02-02|website=T24|language=Turkish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi eylemlerinde gözaltı sayısı 228'e yükseldi: Öğrencilerin bir bölümü adliyeye sevk edildi|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazici-eylemlerinde-gozalti-sayisi-228e-yukseldi-1810822|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ankara'da Boğaziçi Üniversitesi ile dayanışma eylemine polis müdahalesi: Çok sayıda gözaltı var|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ankarada-bogazici-universitesi-ile-dayanisma-eylemine-polis-mudahalesi-cok-sayida-gozalti-var-1810781|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref> On 2 February, Turkish police arrested and detained 104 near the university in [[Kadıköy]], and responded to demonstrators with [[tear gas]] and [[rubber bullet]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kadıköy'de biber gazlı, plastik mermili müdahale!|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/kadikoyde-biber-gazli-plastik-mermili-mudahale-1810842|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref> Citizens of Istanbul banged pots and pans in many parts of the city to show their solidarity with the protest.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Istanbul: Festnahmen bei Studenten-Protesten|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/1.7178730|access-date=2021-02-03|issn=0174-4909}}</ref> On 3 February, 50 people were detained in Izmir.<ref>{{Cite web|title=İzmir'de çok sert müdahale: 51 kişi gözaltına alındı|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/izmirde-cok-sert-mudahale-cok-sayida-1811101|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref>
On 1 February, police blocked the gate of the South Campus to prevent further demonstrations, deploying to that end both a [[water cannon]] and barricades.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-01|title=Çok sayıda Boğaziçi Üniversitesi öğrencisi gözaltına alındı!|url=https://jurnaltr.com/cok-sayida-bogazici-universitesi-ogrencisi-gozaltina-alindi/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Jurnal Türkiye|language=tr|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201135057/https://jurnaltr.com/cok-sayida-bogazici-universitesi-ogrencisi-gozaltina-alindi/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi'nde yeni gözaltılar|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazicinde-yeni-gozaltilar-1810566|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|date=2 January 2021 |language=tr}}</ref> Later that night, police stormed the campus and detained 159 students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ndeki gösterilerde 159 kişi gözaltına alındı|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/bogazici-universitesindeki-gosterilerde-159-kisi-gozaltina-alindi-6420719|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Milliyet|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Güney Kampüs'e polis girdi, öğrencilere müdahale etti|language=tr|work=BBC News Türkçe|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-55883135|access-date=2021-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne polis girdi, rektör Bulu'yu protesto eden onlarca öğrenci gözaltına alındı!|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/bogazici-universitesi-ne-polis-girdi-ogrenciler-eyleme-basladi,930403|access-date=2021-02-01|website=T24|language=Turkish}}</ref> 69 protestors were also detained in [[Ankara]], with an unspecified number more arrested in [[İzmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=İzmir'de Boğaziçili öğrencilere destek eylemine polis müdahalesi; gözaltılar var|url=https://t24.com.tr/video/izmir-de-bogazicili-ogrencilere-destek-eylemine-polis-mudahalesi-gozaltilar-var,35947|access-date=2021-02-02|website=T24|language=Turkish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi eylemlerinde gözaltı sayısı 228'e yükseldi: Öğrencilerin bir bölümü adliyeye sevk edildi|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazici-eylemlerinde-gozalti-sayisi-228e-yukseldi-1810822|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|date=2 February 2021 |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ankara'da Boğaziçi Üniversitesi ile dayanışma eylemine polis müdahalesi: Çok sayıda gözaltı var|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ankarada-bogazici-universitesi-ile-dayanisma-eylemine-polis-mudahalesi-cok-sayida-gozalti-var-1810781|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|date=2 February 2021 |language=tr}}</ref> On 2 February, Turkish police arrested and detained another 104 protestors near a university in [[Kadıköy]], and suppressed the demonstrators using [[tear gas]] and [[rubber bullet]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kadıköy'de biber gazlı, plastik mermili müdahale!|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/kadikoyde-biber-gazli-plastik-mermili-mudahale-1810842|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|date=2 February 2021 |language=tr}}</ref> The citizens of Istanbul responded by [[Cacerolazo|banging pots and pans]] in many parts of the city to show their solidarity towards the protest.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Istanbul: Festnahmen bei Studenten-Protesten|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/1.7178730|access-date=2021-02-03|issn=0174-4909}}</ref> On 3 February, 51 people were detained in Izmir when protests unleashed in front of the Alsancak Türkan Saylan Cultural Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=İzmir'de çok sert müdahale: 51 kişi gözaltına alındı|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/izmirde-cok-sert-mudahale-cok-sayida-1811101|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref>


On 12 March, students were arrested because they were showing rainbow flags during a demonstration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde gökkuşağı bayrağı taşıyan öğrenciler gözaltına alındı|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazici-universitesi-nde-gokkusagi-bayragi-tasiyan-ogrenciler-gozaltina-alindi-338859|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Polis, Boğaziçi kapısında: Çok sayıda gözaltı var|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://tele1.com.tr/polis-bogazici-kapisinda-cok-sayida-gozalti-var-354447/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-03-25|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde öğrencilere polis saldırısı: En az 12 gözaltı! - HABERLER Son Dakika|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/bogazici-universitesinde-ogrencilere-polis-saldirisi-en-az-12-gozalti-124449.html|url-status=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ'NDE 12 KİŞİ GÖZALTINA ALINDI - Son Dakika|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-son-dakika-haber-bogazici-universitesi-onunde-izinsiz-gosteri-yapan-14020352/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref> On 26 March, students protested in front of the justice palace in Istanbul for their release. During this demonstration another 50 students were detained.<ref>{{cite web|title=Over 40 Boğaziçi students detained for protesting former pride flag detentions|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/amp/over-40-bogazici-university-students-detained-for-protesting-former-pride-flag-detentions-news-56816|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gözaltına alınan arkadaşlarına destek veren Boğaziçi öğrencileri gözaltına alındı!|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/gozaltina-alinan-arkadaslarina-destek-veren-bogazici-ogrencileri-gozaltina-alindi-338974|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=Reuters|title=Turkey detains 50 more people after university protests|language=German|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-security-bogazici-int-idUSKBN2BI2H0|access-date=2021-03-27
On 12 March, 12 students carrying rainbow during a demonstration flags were arrested.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde gökkuşağı bayrağı taşıyan öğrenciler gözaltına alındı|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazici-universitesi-nde-gokkusagi-bayragi-tasiyan-ogrenciler-gozaltina-alindi-338859|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Polis, Boğaziçi kapısında: Çok sayıda gözaltı var|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://tele1.com.tr/polis-bogazici-kapisinda-cok-sayida-gozalti-var-354447/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2021-03-25|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde öğrencilere polis saldırısı: En az 12 gözaltı! - HABERLER Son Dakika|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/bogazici-universitesinde-ogrencilere-polis-saldirisi-en-az-12-gozalti-124449.html|url-status=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=20 July 2020|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ'NDE 12 KİŞİ GÖZALTINA ALINDI - Son Dakika|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-son-dakika-haber-bogazici-universitesi-onunde-izinsiz-gosteri-yapan-14020352/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=25 March 2021|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref> Their release was demanded during a protest held by students on 26 March in front of the [[Istanbul Justice Palace|Justice Palace]] in Istanbul. During this demonstration another 50 students were detained.<ref>{{cite web|title=Over 40 Boğaziçi students detained for protesting former pride flag detentions|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/amp/over-40-bogazici-university-students-detained-for-protesting-former-pride-flag-detentions-news-56816|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gözaltına alınan arkadaşlarına destek veren Boğaziçi öğrencileri gözaltına alındı!|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/gozaltina-alinan-arkadaslarina-destek-veren-bogazici-ogrencileri-gozaltina-alindi-338974|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=Reuters|title=Turkey detains 50 more people after university protests|date=26 March 2021 |language=German|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-security-bogazici-int-idUSKBN2BI2H0|access-date=2021-03-27
}}</ref> On 1 April, a demonstration took place in Kadıköy. 35 students were detained and they were released by night.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BOĞAZİÇİ PROTESTS: Detained in İstanbul's Kadıköy, students released|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/human-rights/241770-detained-in-istanbul-s-kadikoy-students-released|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref>
}}</ref> On 1 April, a demonstration took place in Kadıköy, where 35 students were detained and subsequently released that same night.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BOĞAZİÇİ PROTESTS: Detained in İstanbul's Kadıköy, students released|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/human-rights/241770-detained-in-istanbul-s-kadikoy-students-released|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref>

The protests at the university are still ongoing, and its development has been commented on by several renowned Turkish figures, including composer [[Fazıl Say]] and writer [[Orhan Pamuk]], in a joint statement declaring that the interventions "will destroy the democratic values of Boğaziçi University, resulting in diminished academic excellence that will lead to perhaps irreversible public damage."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.bianet.org/english/education/259828-bogazici-honorary-doctorate-recipients-express-concern-over-developments-at-the-university|title=Boğaziçi honorary doctorate recipients express concern over developments at the university - english}}</ref>


== Reactions ==
== Reactions ==
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "a routine appointment" was "being used to provoke the universities."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-55588367 |title=Boğaziçi protestoları: Erdoğan, Soylu ve Kaftancıoğlu, gösteriler ve suçlamalar için ne dedi? |work=BBC Turkish Service |language=tr |access-date=18 January 2021 }}</ref> He also named protestors as "terorists" and denounced LGBT youth.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=Erdogan slams LGBT, students after protests|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210203-erdogan-slams-lgbt-students-after-protests|access-date=2021-02-04|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-02|title=Turkey's Erdogan denounces LGBT youth as police arrest students|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55901951|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref> [[Nationalist Movement Party|MHP]] chairman [[Devlet Bahçeli]] stated in his written statement that the rector was appointed by legal means and the issue was closed. Bahçeli added that the protesters should not "strain their chances" and "not get caught up in anarchist projects", describing the protests "a conspiracy that needs to be crushed."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bahceli-bogazici-eylemlerini-hedef-aldi-basi-ezilmesi-gereken-bir-komplo-329323 |title=Bahçeli, Boğaziçi eylemlerini hedef aldı: Başı ezilmesi gereken bir komplo! |work=[[BirGün]] |language=tr |access-date=18 January 2021 }}</ref> Erdoğan's Secretary of Interior Soylu stated that rector elections do not need to be democratic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=İçişleri Bakanı Süleyman Soylu canlı yayında soruları yanıtladı|url=https://www.konhaber.com/haber-icisleri_bakani_suleyman_soylu_canli_yayinda_sorulari_yanitladi_1-1538559.html|access-date=3 February 2021|language=tr|work=Konhaber}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Soylu konuşuyor: Rektör seçimlerinin illa çok demokratik mi olması gerekiyor?|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/soylu-konusuyor-rektor-secimlerinin-illa-cok-demokratik-mi-olmasi-gerekiyor-122535.html|access-date=3 February 2021|language=tr|work=İleri Haber}}</ref>
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "a routine appointment" was "being used to provoke the universities."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-55588367 |title=Boğaziçi protestoları: Erdoğan, Soylu ve Kaftancıoğlu, gösteriler ve suçlamalar için ne dedi? |work=BBC Turkish Service |language=tr |access-date=18 January 2021 }}</ref> He also referred to protestors as "terrorists" and denounced the LGBT youth.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=Erdogan slams LGBT, students after protests|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210203-erdogan-slams-lgbt-students-after-protests|access-date=2021-02-04|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-02|title=Turkey's Erdogan denounces LGBT youth as police arrest students|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55901951|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref> [[Nationalist Movement Party|MHP]] chairman [[Devlet Bahçeli]] stated in a written statement that the rector was appointed by legal means and that the issue was closed to discussion. Bahçeli added that the protesters should not "strain their chances" and "not get caught up in anarchist projects", describing the protests as "a conspiracy that needs to be crushed."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bahceli-bogazici-eylemlerini-hedef-aldi-basi-ezilmesi-gereken-bir-komplo-329323 |title=Bahçeli, Boğaziçi eylemlerini hedef aldı: Başı ezilmesi gereken bir komplo! |work=[[BirGün]] |language=tr |access-date=18 January 2021 }}</ref> Erdoğan's Secretary of Interior Soylu stated that rector elections do not need to be democratic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=İçişleri Bakanı Süleyman Soylu canlı yayında soruları yanıtladı|url=https://www.konhaber.com/haber-icisleri_bakani_suleyman_soylu_canli_yayinda_sorulari_yanitladi_1-1538559.html|access-date=3 February 2021|language=tr|work=Konhaber}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Soylu konuşuyor: Rektör seçimlerinin illa çok demokratik mi olması gerekiyor?|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/soylu-konusuyor-rektor-secimlerinin-illa-cok-demokratik-mi-olmasi-gerekiyor-122535.html|access-date=3 February 2021|language=tr|work=İleri Haber|date=20 July 2020 }}</ref>


The mayor of Istanbul, [[Ekrem İmamoğlu]] from the [[center-left]] main opposition party [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|CHP]], supported the protests.<ref name="ekrem">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ekrem-imamoglundan-bogazici-universitesi-ogrencilerine-destek-1803672|title=Ekrem İmamoğlu'ndan Boğaziçi Üniversitesi öğrencilerine destek|access-date=5 January 2021|language=tr|work=Cumhuriyet}}</ref> [[Canan Kaftancıoğlu]], the chairwoman of the CHP branch in İstanbul also spoke in solidarity with the protest and was named by Erdoğan "a terrorist of the [[Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front]]." This led to a criminal complaint against the president by Kaftancıoğlu.<ref name="Kaftancıoğlu">{{Cite web |url=https://nex24.news/2021/01/erdogan-zu-den-uni-demos-dahinter-stecken-terroristen/|title=Erdogan zu den Uni-Demos: "Dahinter stecken Terroristen"|access-date=13 January 2021|language=de|work=nex24}}</ref>
The mayor of Istanbul, [[Ekrem İmamoğlu]], representing the [[center-left]] main opposition party [[Republican People's Party|CHP]], supported the protests.<ref name="ekrem">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ekrem-imamoglundan-bogazici-universitesi-ogrencilerine-destek-1803672|title=Ekrem İmamoğlu'ndan Boğaziçi Üniversitesi öğrencilerine destek|access-date=5 January 2021|language=tr|work=Cumhuriyet}}</ref> [[Canan Kaftancıoğlu]], the chairwoman of the CHP branch in Istanbul, also spoke in solidarity towards the manifestations, prompting president Erdoğan to call her "a terrorist of the [[Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front]]." This led Kaftancıoğlu to file a criminal complaint against the president.<ref name="Kaftancıoğlu">{{Cite web |url=https://nex24.news/2021/01/erdogan-zu-den-uni-demos-dahinter-stecken-terroristen/|title=Erdogan zu den Uni-Demos: "Dahinter stecken Terroristen"|access-date=13 January 2021|language=de|work=nex24|date=8 January 2021 }}</ref>


23 days after the nomination of the new rector, no academic from the university had agreed to assist Bulu as vice-rector.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gazetesi|first=Evrensel|title=Boğaziçi'nde akademisyenler Melih Bulu'nun yardımcılığını yapmayı kabul etmiyor|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/424243/bogazicinde-akademisyenler-melih-bulunun-yardimciligini-yapmayi-kabul-etmiyor|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Evrensel.net|language=tr-TR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AKP'li Melih Bulu'nun atanmasından sonra kimse rektör yardımcılığı görevini kabul etmedi|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/akpli-melih-bulunun-atanmasindan-sonra-kimse-rektor-yardimciligi-gorevini-kabul-etmedi-1808142|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|language=tr}}</ref> As of 1 February, Prof. Dr. Gürkan Kumbaroğlu and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Naci had been appointed as two of his assistants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2021-02-08|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne yeni rektör yardımcıları|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/bogazici-universitesine-yeni-rektor-yardimcilari-3598154|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR}}</ref> As of 24 March, Prof. Dr. Fazıl Önder Sönmez had been appointed as the last assistant to the rector.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Rektörü Melih Bulu son yardımcısını da buldu!|url=https://www.milligazete.com.tr/haber/6808720/bogazici-universitesi-rektoru-melih-bulu-son-yardimcisini-da-buldu|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Milli Gazete|language=tr}}</ref>
After 23 days since the nomination of the new rector, no academic from the university had agreed to assist Bulu as vice-rector.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gazetesi|first=Evrensel|title=Boğaziçi'nde akademisyenler Melih Bulu'nun yardımcılığını yapmayı kabul etmiyor|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/424243/bogazicinde-akademisyenler-melih-bulunun-yardimciligini-yapmayi-kabul-etmiyor|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Evrensel.net|language=tr-TR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AKP'li Melih Bulu'nun atanmasından sonra kimse rektör yardımcılığı görevini kabul etmedi|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/akpli-melih-bulunun-atanmasindan-sonra-kimse-rektor-yardimciligi-gorevini-kabul-etmedi-1808142|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr|date=22 January 2021 |language=tr}}</ref> As of 1 February, professor Gürkan Kumbaroğlu and professor Mehmet Naci had been appointed as two of his assistants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2021-02-08|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne yeni rektör yardımcıları|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/bogazici-universitesine-yeni-rektor-yardimcilari-3598154|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR}}</ref> As of 24 March, professor Fazıl Önder Sönmez had been appointed as the last assistant to the rector.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Rektörü Melih Bulu son yardımcısını da buldu!|url=https://www.milligazete.com.tr/haber/6808720/bogazici-universitesi-rektoru-melih-bulu-son-yardimcisini-da-buldu|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Milli Gazete|date=24 March 2021 |language=tr}}</ref>


On 6 February 2021, 2 new faculties have been opened by the Turkish Presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde iki yeni fakülte kuruldu {{!}} DW {{!}} 06.02.2021|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-%C3%BCniversitesinde-iki-yeni-fak%C3%BClte-kuruldu/a-56478411|access-date=2021-02-13|website=DW.COM|language=tr-TR}}</ref> Protestors have seen this move as a creation of new staff to work with Bulu and giving legitimacy to him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New faculties in Boğaziçi aimed at 'creating staff to work with new rector'|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/education/239169-new-faculties-in-bogazici-aimed-at-creating-staff-to-work-with-new-rector|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne iki yeni fakülte kurulmasıyla ilgili kim, ne dedi?|language=tr|work=BBC News Türkçe|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-55965681|access-date=2021-02-16}}</ref> In March 2021 around 70 teachers of the university filed a lawsuit to depose Bulu from his office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçili akademisyenlerden Danıştay'a "Rektör atama" davası {{!}} DW {{!}} 01.03.2021|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7ili-akademisyenlerden-dan%C4%B1%C5%9Ftaya-rekt%C3%B6r-atama-davas%C4%B1/a-56740338|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|date=|year=|language=tr-TR|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçili akademisyenler, Melih Bulu'nun atamasının iptali için Danıştay'a başvurdu|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazicili-akademisyenler-melih-bulu-nun-atamasinin-iptali-icin-danistay-a-basvurdu-335958|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> Meanwhile, Bulu appointed the physicist Naci Inci, who also agreed on the vice-chancellor position, to be the leader of the social-scientific center of the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Atatürk Enstitüsü öğrencileri, Melih Bulu tarafından yapılan atamaya tepki gösterdi|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazici-universitesi-ataturk-enstitusu-ogrencileri-melih-bulu-tarafindan-yapilan-atamaya-tepki-gosterdi-1817543|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref> After 6 months of protest, Bulu was removed by another presidential decree.<ref>{{Cite web|last=English|first=Duvar|date=2021-07-15|title=After six months of protests, Erdoğan sacks Boğaziçi University's appointed rector|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/after-six-months-of-protests-erdogan-sacks-bogazici-universitys-appointed-rector-news-58194|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.duvarenglish.com |language=tr-TR}}</ref>
As of 6 February 2021, 2 new faculties have been opened by the Turkish Presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde iki yeni fakülte kuruldu {{!}} DW {{!}} 06.02.2021|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-%C3%BCniversitesinde-iki-yeni-fak%C3%BClte-kuruldu/a-56478411|access-date=2021-02-13|website=DW.COM|language=tr-TR}}</ref> Protestors have seen this move as establishing new staff solely to work with Bulu and give legitimacy to his position in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New faculties in Boğaziçi aimed at 'creating staff to work with new rector'|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/education/239169-new-faculties-in-bogazici-aimed-at-creating-staff-to-work-with-new-rector|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'ne iki yeni fakülte kurulmasıyla ilgili kim, ne dedi?|language=tr|work=BBC News Türkçe|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-55965681|access-date=2021-02-16}}</ref> In March 2021, around 70 teachers of the university filed a lawsuit to depose Bulu from office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçili akademisyenlerden Danıştay'a "Rektör atama" davası {{!}} DW {{!}} 01.03.2021|publisher=|url=https://www.dw.com/tr/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7ili-akademisyenlerden-dan%C4%B1%C5%9Ftaya-rekt%C3%B6r-atama-davas%C4%B1/a-56740338|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=|year=|language=tr-TR|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçili akademisyenler, Melih Bulu'nun atamasının iptali için Danıştay'a başvurdu|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/bogazicili-akademisyenler-melih-bulu-nun-atamasinin-iptali-icin-danistay-a-basvurdu-335958|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> Meanwhile, Bulu appointed physicist Naci Inci, who also agreed on the vice-chancellor position, to be the leader of the social-scientific center of the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Atatürk Enstitüsü öğrencileri, Melih Bulu tarafından yapılan atamaya tepki gösterdi|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/bogazici-universitesi-ataturk-enstitusu-ogrencileri-melih-bulu-tarafindan-yapilan-atamaya-tepki-gosterdi-1817543|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=3 February 2021|language=tr|pages=|quote=}}</ref> After six months of protest, Bulu was removed by another presidential decree.<ref>{{Cite web|last=English|first=Duvar|date=2021-07-15|title=After six months of protests, Erdoğan sacks Boğaziçi University's appointed rector|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/after-six-months-of-protests-erdogan-sacks-bogazici-universitys-appointed-rector-news-58194|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.duvarenglish.com |language=tr-TR}}</ref>


== Analysis ==
== Analysis ==
In a column of the newspaper İleri Haber, Baran Doğan stated that since the government could not stop the protests through "oppression, violence and threats", they claimed that most of the demonstrators were not students but provocative terror groups in order to overshadow the legitimacy of the protests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baran Doğan yazdı {{!}} Boğaziçi direnişini kazanmanın yolu|url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/baran-dogan-yazdi-bogazici-direnisini-kazanmanin-yolu-122698.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-17|website=İleri Haber}}</ref>
Baran Doğan of ''İleri Haber'', a leftist website, states that, in order to overshadow the legitimacy of the protest, and since the government could not stop the protests through "oppression, violence and threats", they resorted to claim most of the demonstrators were not students but provocative terror groups.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baran Doğan yazdı {{!}} Boğaziçi direnişini kazanmanın yolu |url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/baran-dogan-yazdi-bogazici-direnisini-kazanmanin-yolu-122698.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207065107/https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/baran-dogan-yazdi-bogazici-direnisini-kazanmanin-yolu-122698.html |archive-date=7 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-17 |website=İleri Haber|date=20 July 2020 }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Gezi Park protests]]
* [[Gezi Park protests]]


== References ==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 18 August 2024

2021 Boğaziçi University protests
Date4 January 2021 – present (3 years, 9 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Location
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Caused byAppointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University
Goals
  • Resignation of Melih Bulu
  • Election of rectors by the university
  • Preservation of academic freedom and scientific autonomy
MethodsDemonstrations
Resulted inRemoval of Melih Bulu from his position by a decree from Erdoğan on 15 July 2021[1]
Parties
Lead figures

No centralized leadership

Casualties
Arrested9[10]
Detained560[11]

The 2021 Boğaziçi University protests are demonstrations held against the appointment of Melih Bulu by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as rector of Boğaziçi University, one of the top academic institutions in Turkey.

Background

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On 2 January 2021, AKP founder and politician Melih Bulu was appointed as rector of the Boğaziçi University by presidential decree. According to faculty, this makes him the first rector to be chosen without involvement of the university since the 1980 coup d'état,[12] when Ergün Toğrol, an academician of Istanbul Technical University, had also been appointed as rector.[13]

Protests

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After the appointment hundreds of students began protesting on 4 January, chanting slogans such as "Melih Bulu is not our rector" and "we don't want a plagiarist rector".[12] In a shared statement, faculty regarded the appointment as a violation of "academic freedom and scientific autonomy, as well as the democratic values" of the Boğaziçi.[12][14]

Later that day, one of the university's buildings was sealed off by students who were able to enter the campus. Then, protesters clashed with the police as they tried to break a barricade in front of the entry to the university, ultimately resulting in security forces using pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators, with two students being detained during the course of the protests.[12][15][16] By 6 January, a total of 36 students were in detention.[17] Protests outside the rector's office continued into February at the hand of students and faculty,[18][19] whose demonstration was later supported by various other Turkish universities and international associations of Boğaziçi alumni opposing the appointment.[20]

An art exhibition was organized for the on-campus protest, during which four students involved in the exhibition were arrested[21] because of a piece of artwork reportedly depicting the Kaaba alongside an LGBT flag and a figure of Shahmaran.[22] In his Twitter account, Turkish Ministry of Interior Süleyman Soylu referred to the apprehended students as "four LGBT perverts", causing his tweet to be restricted later on.[23] After the protests, Bulu ordered the Boğaziçi University LGBT Studies Club to be closed,[24] a decision he claims had "no approach of targeting the LGBT identity", and which was made despite his assertion of being "a person who defends the rights and freedoms of LGBT individuals."[25]

On 1 February, police blocked the gate of the South Campus to prevent further demonstrations, deploying to that end both a water cannon and barricades.[26][27] Later that night, police stormed the campus and detained 159 students.[28][29][30] 69 protestors were also detained in Ankara, with an unspecified number more arrested in İzmir.[31][32][33] On 2 February, Turkish police arrested and detained another 104 protestors near a university in Kadıköy, and suppressed the demonstrators using tear gas and rubber bullets.[34] The citizens of Istanbul responded by banging pots and pans in many parts of the city to show their solidarity towards the protest.[35] On 3 February, 51 people were detained in Izmir when protests unleashed in front of the Alsancak Türkan Saylan Cultural Center.[36]

On 12 March, 12 students carrying rainbow during a demonstration flags were arrested.[37][38][39][40] Their release was demanded during a protest held by students on 26 March in front of the Justice Palace in Istanbul. During this demonstration another 50 students were detained.[41][42][43] On 1 April, a demonstration took place in Kadıköy, where 35 students were detained and subsequently released that same night.[44]

The protests at the university are still ongoing, and its development has been commented on by several renowned Turkish figures, including composer Fazıl Say and writer Orhan Pamuk, in a joint statement declaring that the interventions "will destroy the democratic values of Boğaziçi University, resulting in diminished academic excellence that will lead to perhaps irreversible public damage."[45]

Reactions

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that "a routine appointment" was "being used to provoke the universities."[46] He also referred to protestors as "terrorists" and denounced the LGBT youth.[47][48] MHP chairman Devlet Bahçeli stated in a written statement that the rector was appointed by legal means and that the issue was closed to discussion. Bahçeli added that the protesters should not "strain their chances" and "not get caught up in anarchist projects", describing the protests as "a conspiracy that needs to be crushed."[49] Erdoğan's Secretary of Interior Soylu stated that rector elections do not need to be democratic.[50][51]

The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, representing the center-left main opposition party CHP, supported the protests.[52] Canan Kaftancıoğlu, the chairwoman of the CHP branch in Istanbul, also spoke in solidarity towards the manifestations, prompting president Erdoğan to call her "a terrorist of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front." This led Kaftancıoğlu to file a criminal complaint against the president.[53]

After 23 days since the nomination of the new rector, no academic from the university had agreed to assist Bulu as vice-rector.[54][55] As of 1 February, professor Gürkan Kumbaroğlu and professor Mehmet Naci had been appointed as two of his assistants.[56] As of 24 March, professor Fazıl Önder Sönmez had been appointed as the last assistant to the rector.[57]

As of 6 February 2021, 2 new faculties have been opened by the Turkish Presidency.[58] Protestors have seen this move as establishing new staff solely to work with Bulu and give legitimacy to his position in the process.[59][60] In March 2021, around 70 teachers of the university filed a lawsuit to depose Bulu from office.[61][62] Meanwhile, Bulu appointed physicist Naci Inci, who also agreed on the vice-chancellor position, to be the leader of the social-scientific center of the university.[63] After six months of protest, Bulu was removed by another presidential decree.[64]

Analysis

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Baran Doğan of İleri Haber, a leftist website, states that, in order to overshadow the legitimacy of the protest, and since the government could not stop the protests through "oppression, violence and threats", they resorted to claim most of the demonstrators were not students but provocative terror groups.[65]

See also

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References

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