South Campus, Boğaziçi University. Source: Albert Rein https://www.instagram.com/albert.rein/
21.01.2021
After AKP appointed a new rector at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, protests organized by students and staff continue as they call for a democratic process. Dis:orient spoke to a student collective and one of the professors involved.
January 4th 2021: A university in handcuffs. Source: 100sene100nesne https://twitter.com/100sene100nesne/status/1346526177809338371?s=20
13.01.2021
Following the appointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, protests have erupted on campus. Bediz Yılmaz sheds light on the ongoing fight for academic freedom in which the current events represent a decisive moment.
This bridge over the Akhuryan river was a part of the Silk Road, but nowadays no longer connects Armenia (right) to Turkey (left). Photo: Marten Lopatka (CC BY-SA 2.0)
27.04.2015
All over the world, governments, parliaments and civil society organizations commemorate and discuss the mass killings of Armenians in 1915/16. Naming the events a genocide however meets criticism by the Turkish political establishment. Timur...