The second hearing in the trial of 15 students who protested theologian Nureddin Yıldız’s invitation to speak at Boğaziçi University on 13 May 2025 was held at Istanbul 30th Criminal Court of First Instance. All seven police officers heard as complainants filed complaints against the students. The court rejected defense requests for photographs of the police officers to be taken and for an expert examination. It ordered photographs of the students to be taken to determine the charges against each of them separately and requested protest footage from Boğaziçi University. The hearing was adjourned until 11:00 on 28 January 2027. Prosecutors requested that all students be punished for violating Law No. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations and brought additional charges against some students. In the same incident, prosecutors had decided not to prosecute 82 students because of insufficient evidence.
3 November 2026
Cumhuriyet