Racist mob attacks Kurdish students at university premises in southern Turkey

A racist group has attacked Kurdish students at the campus of Akdeniz University in Turkey's southern province of Antalya. HDP Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış Beştaş brought the issue to the agenda of the parliament, asking authorities to detain the assailants immediately.

Wednesday February 23 2022 03:49 pm

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A racist group consisting of about 30 people attacked three Kurdish students at the campus of Akdeniz University in Turkey's southern province of Antalya on Feb. 22, Mezopotamya news agency reported.

Injured students Botan Artuç, Feyzi Akan and Hatice Tonğ were discharged from the hospital after their treatment, Antalya Free Student Initiative announced on Twitter.

Arkadaşlarımızı hastaneden aldık! Devrimci gülüşlerimiz umuttur! #AkdenizdeFaşistSaldırı pic.twitter.com/BSolCidYE8
— Antalya Özgür Öğrenci İnisiyatifi (@ozgurogrncins07) February 22, 2022

Speaking after the incident, a student said that their friends were attacked "just because they were Kurds."

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış Beştaş brought the issue to the agenda of the parliament.

She said that the assailants have not been detained yet. “We want that this racist mob be detained immediately and not be protected,” she said.

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Kampüsünün içinde 3 Kürt öğrenciye ırkçı saldırı yapıldı.
Öğrenciler tedavi edilirken saldırganlar hala gözaltına alınmadı. Derhal bu ırkçı güruhun korunmaktan vazgeçilmesini ve gözaltına alınmalarını istiyoruz. pic.twitter.com/kUJEqcoFKM
— Meral Danış Beştaş (@meraldanis) February 22, 2022