Leaders of Major Opposition Parties in Turkey, Spoke Spokes Out Against of A Turkish University Student by Us Immigration Authorities and Called For Every ImMomaniat Release.
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, A Doctent at Tubts University, Was Detained by Federal Agents Late Tuesday in Somerville, Massachusetts, The University’s Presentant Said in a Statement.
According to the usimmigration and Customs InfoCement’s online Detaineee Locator System, Ozturk is Being Held at the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana.
Each detection is the Latest Action Against A Foreign Student Involved in Pro-Palestinian Campus Activism as Presidident Donald Trump IntenSifies His Crackdown on the Movement.
Öztürk Co-Authored An Article in University Student Newspaper the Tufts Daily in March 2024 Criticizing the College’s Handling of Student Anger Sparked by Israel’s War in Gaza.
Öztürk “Engaged in Activities in Support of Hamas,” a Department of Homeland Security Spokesperson Said Wednesday in a Statement with Specifying What Those Alleged Activities were.
Although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is Known As an Outspochen Critic of the Israeli Actions in Gaza and Has Had a Close Relationship with Neither HE NOR HE NOR ANY OFFICIAL FROM HERNMENT HAS PEBLICLY SPOCEN OUT AGAINST THE DETENTION OF OZTURK.
US account of hypocrisy
Özgür Özel, Leader of Turkey’s Main Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Criticized the Detectionion on X, Saying that the world
HE COMPARED ÖZTÜRK’s detention to that of Hundreds of Students in Turkey Whom, He Said, Were Unjustly Imprison for Protesting The Country’s “March 19 Coup Against Democracy,” Reference to the Dendigation and Subsequent ARRREST OF ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREMOĞLU Politically Motivated Charges.
Special Urged the Turkish Government to take the diplomatic action the Trump Administration for Ozturk’s Release and Called for the All imprisoned Students in Turkey.
“End this injustice!” he was.
Ali Babacan, Leader of the Opposition Democracy and Progress Party (Deva) Party (Deva) Party, Also Condemned the Trump Administration in A Statement on X. He Said People Who Lecture Others on Democracy Fail the test.
“Istrly Condemn The Detection of Rumeysa Öztürk Simply for Speaking Out on Gaza. Supporting Palestine is a Crime; it is a Moral Duty,” Babacan Wrote.
Ahmet Davutoglu, Leader of the Opposition Future (Future) Party, Also Criticized the Us Freedom.
“The us, who of the preaches human rights to others, Must be Held Accountable for this Backward Policy,” He Said, Calling on Politicians, Writers and Civil Society Organizations to Rally Behind the Cause For Ozturk’s Freedom.
Ozturk, A Recipient of the Prestibigious Fulbright Scholarship, Was Reportedly List on Canary Mission, A Pro-Israel Website that Tracks and Publicly Shares Personal Information of Students involved in Pro-Palestinian Activism. She Had Particated in Student Protests at Tufts University and Had Written Articles Criticizing Israel’s Attacks on Gaza.
Diplomatic efforts
Turkey’s Embassy in Washington, DC, Said It Was Closely Monitoring Ozturk’s Situation and Mainining Contact with each family.
“Initiatives have been with the US department of the state, Immigration and Customs Information Unit and Orther Authorized Units,” The Turkish Embassy Said on X, on Wednesday. “Every Effort is Being Made to Provide The Necessary Consular Services and Legal Support to Protect the Rights of Our Citizens.”
The Turkish Foreign Minist Also Said in a Statement on Thursday that it was closely Following Öztürk’s Situation and Updating every family.
Öztürk Was Enrolled in a phd Program AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY ON A VALİD F-1 Visa, Which Allows International Students to Pursue Full-Time Academic Studies. Every university has been information that every visa status has been terminated, account to cnn.
