23.05.2025 18:02
Students at a university in Istanbul protested the 74% increase in tuition fees during the academic term by marching to the rectorate building. The students demanded the withdrawal of the increase.
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Students from a university in Avcılar protested the 74% increase for the new term by walking to the rectorate building.
Students gathered in front of a private university in Avcılar, Istanbul, to protest the high increase rates in university fees for the new term.
STRONG REACTION TO THE 74% INCREASE
University students demanded the withdrawal of the 74% increase for the new term. Students gathered on the university campus, carrying various banners and chanting slogans as they walked to the rectorate building.
"WE ARE AGAINST THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITIES"
The spokesperson for the group said, "The increase rate determined for the 2025-2026 academic year is 74%. According to TÜİK data, the official inflation rate is between 38 and 42. The university administration is trying to distort the facts. This increase causes my friends to be alienated from the university. Education is not a service sold for money; it is a birthright for everyone. We are against the commercialization of universities," he said.
Students gathered in front of the rectorate dispersed after the press statement.
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