Over 4,500 students suspended from uni for their political activities
Over 4,500 students suspended from uni for their political activities
Answering the parliamentary question by Independent MP for Istanbul, Levent Tüzel, Minister of National Education Ömer Dinçer remarked that a total of 7,043 university students were subject to investigation in 2010 and 2011. Among the investigated university students, 4,600 have been suspended and 55 discharged from university, stated Minister Dinçer.
Independent MP for Istanbul, Levent Tüzel asked Prime Minister Erdoðan how many students have been investigated in the last two years on the grounds of disobeying YÖK (High Education Board) and rectorship rules, protesting against the governments educational policies and school fee, transportation, dormitory and cafeteria expenses, provoking students to join demos and activities, bringing mineral water, pastry and bread to school, defending the right to mother tongue education, whistling, dancing halay, listening to music in mass, wearing Puþi (Palestinian headscarf), distributing the paper Evrensel, setting a table in campus for on an announcement and introductory basis, hanging up banners, distributing leaflets, and organizing a meeting, music performance, panel discussion, movie presentation, book-reading activity.
Minister Dinçer also notified that a total of 7,043 university students were subject to investigation in 2010 and 2011.
As the figure of penalized students is increasing day by day, students continue to face police and violence before, during and after all kinds of democratic acts they stage. The most recent example of this fact has been lived on 6 April when 55 university students were taken into custody for protesting against the visit of a government official to their campus.
Five students were taken into custody in Alanya district of Antalya for protesting and chanting slogans against deputy prime minister Bülent Arýnç who was on a visit to the district. The group of students was intervened by Arýnçs guards and police who sent five students to security directorate.
President Abdullah Gül was also met with protests during his visit to Kocaeli University. Around 50 students were taken into custody for protesting against Güls visit to the rector. Detentions came following the police attack on students who tried to break the barricade police made before the rectorate building.
Independent MP for Istanbul, Levent Tüzel asked Prime Minister Erdoðan how many students have been investigated in the last two years on the grounds of disobeying YÖK (High Education Board) and rectorship rules, protesting against the governments educational policies and school fee, transportation, dormitory and cafeteria expenses, provoking students to join demos and activities, bringing mineral water, pastry and bread to school, defending the right to mother tongue education, whistling, dancing halay, listening to music in mass, wearing Puþi (Palestinian headscarf), distributing the paper Evrensel, setting a table in campus for on an announcement and introductory basis, hanging up banners, distributing leaflets, and organizing a meeting, music performance, panel discussion, movie presentation, book-reading activity.
Minister Dinçer also notified that a total of 7,043 university students were subject to investigation in 2010 and 2011.
As the figure of penalized students is increasing day by day, students continue to face police and violence before, during and after all kinds of democratic acts they stage. The most recent example of this fact has been lived on 6 April when 55 university students were taken into custody for protesting against the visit of a government official to their campus.
Five students were taken into custody in Alanya district of Antalya for protesting and chanting slogans against deputy prime minister Bülent Arýnç who was on a visit to the district. The group of students was intervened by Arýnçs guards and police who sent five students to security directorate.
President Abdullah Gül was also met with protests during his visit to Kocaeli University. Around 50 students were taken into custody for protesting against Güls visit to the rector. Detentions came following the police attack on students who tried to break the barricade police made before the rectorate building.
