Nureddin Yıldız protest case... 7 police officers also filed a complaint against the students

The second hearing of the case in which 15 students who protested the invitation of theologian Nureddin Yıldız to Boğaziçi University as a speaker on May 13, 2025, was held at the Istanbul 30th Criminal Court of First Instance. All 7 police officers who were heard as complainants at the hearing complained about the students.

Previously, within the scope of the same incident, it was decided that there was no need for prosecution (KYOK) against 82 students on the grounds that "there was not enough evidence", and then a lawsuit was filed against 15 students.

IMAGES WILL BE SENT TO FILE

Announcing its interim decision at the hearing, the court rejected the requests of the defendant's lawyers to take photographs of the complainants and conduct an expert examination.

The court decided to take photographs of the defendants in order to separately identify the accusations against the students in the indictment. Additionally, a letter was written to Boğaziçi University and requested that the images of the protest be sent to the file.

The court postponed the hearing to 11:00 on January 28, 2027.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A fight broke out on the North Campus between students protesting Nureddin Yıldız's invitation to the university and the police.

Although a KYOK decision was given for 82 students after the incidents, the prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit against 15 students. While the indictment demanded that all students be punished for violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911, additional accusations were made against some students.