Bogazici protests: Police arrest more than a hundred protesters at top Turkish university Students have been protesting the appointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Bogazici University by President Erdogan for nearly a month Bulu is the first rector of a university to be appointed from outside a university since a military coup in 1950 (Reuters) By Published date: 2 February 2021 08:16 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago Turkish police detained at least 159 people on Monday during protests against President Erdogan's appointment of a new rector at one of the country's top universities, Istanbul's governor's office said. Students at Bogazici University in Istanbul have been protesting for nearly a month against the appointment of Melih Bulu.