Boğaziçi University graduates handcuff Brooklyn Bridge to protest Erdoğan-appointed rector

A group of Boğaziçi University graduates placed handcuffs on Brooklyn Bridge to reenact Turkish police's move to handcuff the university's gates during students' protests against Erdoğan-appointed rector Melih Bulu.

A group of graduates and those supporting them gathered in New York to protest the appointment, which caused an uproar in Turkey due to Bulu being not a part of Boğaziçi University and not being elected.

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The group held banners urging Bulu to resign.

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The group also referred to Bulu as a "kayyum," which means trustee, to underline that he wasn't elected and is not fit for the position.

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Bulu, who has long been a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), was appointed as the rector of Boğaziçi University on Jan. 2.

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