Reuters
The president of a Turkish university, who raised protests a month ago, said that he does not intend to leave the post, after the escalation of tensions and the arrest of more than 300 people in the past two days.
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Turkish media quoted Melih Polo as telling reporters in Istanbul, “I do not think at all about resigning.”
Polo, who once submitted a request to run for parliament as a candidate for the ruling Justice and Development Party led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told “Habr Turk” channel that “the crisis will be completely over within six months.”
Students and professors at the Bogazici University in Istanbul organized protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of the academic and former political candidate Melih Polo as president of the university, and said that his appointment was “undemocratic”.
Source: Reuters
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