At Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, President Erdoğan’s policies and appointments are overturning the long-held liberal values of the institution. In an ongoing struggle of resistance against these actions, the faculty protest daily in the name of academic freedom and university autonomy.
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Kolluoglu, B., Akarun, L. Standing up for the university. Nat Hum Behav 7, 668–669 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01593-x
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