The protests, due to the repression suffered by students of Bogazici University, spread to several cities across Turkey, as police in Ankara alone detained 69 students who were protesting in support of their colleagues at the university who were demonstrating against the appointment of a new university president associated with the ruling party
According to the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, Turkish police released 98 of the 159 people arrested during protests at Bogazici University in Istanbul
Anadolu Agency said that the authorities released the demonstrators after they gave their statements, noting that the investigation is continuing, citing a statement by the Istanbul governor's office
Turkish riot police stormed the campus of Boaziçi University, on the European side of Istanbul, in the latest attempt to disperse protests against the appointment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a pro-party Mileh Polo, as rector of the university, bypassing elections held by university employees
Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu blamed the demonstration on the so-called "gay deviants" in a message to him on Twitter. He also said that students should not fall into the trap set by left-wing politicians and that he expects them to achieve academic success and prepare for "a big and strong Turkey"
Bogazici University is one of the most prominent institutions of higher education in Turkey. It is known for its secular traditions and many of its students oppose the policies of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party
Two students were taken to hospital overnight after police beat them into custody
The leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, said in a tweet that it is unacceptable for the police to arrest students during the night, and Polo must resign from the university president's position to end the protests
About 100 students gathered in Kizilay Square in the Turkish capital to protest the police intervention, and the arrests took place after the gathering was asked to stop walking to the municipality of Cankaya, where they were looking to issue a press statement, and the police dragged a number of students to the ground before the demonstration was forcibly dispersed
The governor of Istanbul's Kadikoy region announced a week-long ban on protests, hours before a planned demonstration in the area in support of Bogazici students, all gatherings and protests, whether outdoors or indoors, were banned in the coming days, and groups of community organizations were scheduled to organize. Civil demonstration in Istanbul to protest the dissolution of the student protests
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