Sebnem Korur Fincanci

A student-led protest marches to Istanbul University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a banner that reads, “Through the imagination to the Power” and “From Campus to Kobane”.

Conflicts over ISIS turn physical and violent on Turkey’s college campuses

Conflict

On college campuses in Turkey, masked, stick-wielding students have clashed with leftist activists over banners criticizing ISIS and Turkey’s seeming indifference to the fight that’s raging in nearby Syria. Many say the conflicts are reminiscent of the country’s violent past.

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