Police Detain University Students in Istanbul Protest

Turkish police detained an unknown number of students at Istanbul University on Tuesday. The incident occurred during a protest on the historic Beyazıt campus. The protest was against the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Students had gathered to make a press statement. University authorities called the police to the scene. Officers then intervened to disperse the crowd. Video footage shows police forcefully detaining multiple students. The students' group later released a statement. They said the conflict's violence is not limited to armed clashes. They emphasized that civilian life is being directly targeted. No official statement has been released by the Istanbul Governor’s Office or the police regarding the number of detainees or the legal grounds for the intervention.