Socialist student attacked inside university: 'Crime machines have entered universities'

In a statement released by the TKH, it was reported that on September 23, a student who is a member of the TKH and attends Gazi University in Ankara was attacked by individuals affiliated with the Ülkü Ocakları.

According to the reports, the TKH student was intercepted and detained by a 'large group' at the school. The Ülkü Ocakları members allegedly took the student to a school restroom and subjected them to 'severe torture' for half an hour.

The TKH asserted that their member was subjected to 'physical and psychological violence.'

The student filed a criminal complaint today (September 27) against 2 identified and 4 unidentified attackers.

The crimes subject to the complaint were listed as follows: Establishing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes, intentional injury in participation, torment, torture, threats, coercion, and deprivation of liberty; preventing the exercise of political rights, preventing the exercise of freedom of belief, thought, and opinion; preventing the right to education and training, insult; violation of the confidentiality of communication, property damage, and other crimes to be determined.

TKH CALLS ON INTELLECTUALS TO 'REACT'

Emphasizing that intellectuals and progressive institutions defending democracy should react to the attack on the student, the TKH delivered a message of struggle in its press release.

The following statements were included in the TKH's announcement:

'A student has been subjected to torture in the form of psychological and physical assault within a university, which should be an academic educational institution. It is also known that this incident at Gazi University is not the first.'

Furthermore, the press release stated that 'mafia, gangs, and crime machines have entered universities,' and included the following words:

'The torture incident that took place at the Beşevler campus cannot be covered up... We call on all progressive institutions and the country's intellectuals to raise their voices against the torture at the university! We state once again that we will not bow down to such criminal gangs that emulate mafia-like methods in universities. We will not take a single step back from the struggle for equality, freedom, and socialism in universities and all across our country!'

Photographs of the injuries of the student who was allegedly attacked were also shared with the press by the TKH. In the photographs, various signs of battery can be seen on the student's body.