Giant portraits of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, right, hang outside the parliament building in Ankara. AP
Giant portraits of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, right, hang outside the parliament building in Ankara. AP

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Erdogan dismisses Bogazici University rector after months of protests

Shock announcement leads to celebrations among students and staff at one of Turkey’s best-regarded universities

Andrew Wilks
Andrew Wilks
Istanbul

July 16, 2021