Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Turkey Arrests Scores Protesting Erdogan’s University Pick - Bloomberg

Turkey Arrests Scores Protesting Erdogan’s University Pick By Cagan Koc February 2, 2021, 9:18 AM GMT+1 Updated on February 2, 2021, 4:46 PM GMT+1 Turkey arrested more than 150 people peacefully protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a loyalist to head one of the nation’s top ranking universities. Monday’s mass detentions at Bogazici University came hours before the Turkish leader went on national television to promise political reforms, including a new constitution. Erdogan Sweet Talks Markets With Return to Orthodoxy -- for Now More:Turkey Arrests Scores Protesting Erdogan’s University Pick - Bloomberg