Istanbul, 12 Sept. (AKI) – Eighteen students have been arrested in the Turkish city of Istanbul for protesting against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
News agency, Dogan, said on Friday that members of the Turkish Communist Party and an Istanbul Technical University student club were protesting against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
The protest coincided with a visit by Erdogan who attended a ceremony to mark the university’s new school year.
The agency said protesters chanted slogans against the AKP and the ITU’s newly elected rector.
Eighteen student club members, who continued to chant slogans, were taken into custody by police.
Gul reportedly appointed a pro-AKP candidate as rector who had come third in the voting among academic staff instead of the candidate who won the majority of votes.
Source : Adnkronos