19.03.2025 14:30
A scuffle occurred between the police and students of Istanbul University who protested the cancellation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's diploma and his subsequent detention as part of an investigation. Tensions escalated at times as hundreds of students attempted to breach the barricade, leading to police intervention.
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The university diploma of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul who had his diploma revoked last night and is expected to be the presidential candidate of the CHP, was detained this morning by hundreds of police who came to his home as part of two separate investigations against the İBB.
PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY
Students from Istanbul University organized a protest demonstration against the revocation of İmamoğlu's diploma and his detention.
PARTICIPATION FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES
Students from Boğaziçi University, Yıldız Technical University, and Istanbul Technical University joined the crowd gathered in front of the Tradesmen's Canteen.
STOPPED BY POLICE
As the students began to march from the canteen towards the Main Gate, they were stopped by the police in front of the Faculty of Economics.
SCUFFLE OCCURRED IN FRONT OF THE BARRICADE
While the students chanted "Open, open the barricade," the police responded harshly to the crowd of students. Moments during the scuffle, where many female students fell to the ground, were captured on camera second by second.
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