#BogaziciUniversity faculty gather at 150-year-old campus to say "No!" to the nomination of @melihbulu as university president by midnight decree. In addition to those present, 100 more professors joined the protest via zoom. #BogaziciDireniyor #KabulEtmiyoruzVazgeçmiyoruz pic.twitter.com/okWDSXKV2p
— Zeynep Gambetti (@zgambetti) January 8, 2021
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Canan Kaftancioğlu, the Istanbul head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),
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