University students in Turkey are bearing the brunt of the earthquake

Screenshot from the news report about protests organized by university students against the decision to switch to distant learning. Two weeks since Turkey was first struck by a devastating series of earthquakes on February 6, and the backlash over the state’s inadequate response in the aftermath is still growing. One of the latest criticisms against the state, was its decision to open all state-run student dormitories to the earthquake evacuees and switch to online education at universities across the country. Since then #onlineegitimistemiyoruz (we do not want to switch to an online education…

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