FILE PHOTO: Students of Bogazici University protest against President Tayyip Erdogan's appointment of a new rector, in Istanbul, Turkey January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four people were formally arrested as part of an investigation into protests against President Tayyip Erdogan's appointment of a rector at one of the country's top universities, an Istanbul prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
The protests began last month over Erdogan's appointment of Melih Bulu, an academic and former political candidate, as rector of Istanbul's Bogazici University. Students and faculty say the process was undemocratic.
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