Anadolu University professor suspended for 3 months after asking question about HDP closure case

Anadolu University Faculty of Law lecturer associate professor Bülent Yücel was suspended from the university for 3 months because he asked a question about the closure of HDP in the exam.

Working as a lecturer at Anadolu University Faculty of Law, associate professor Bülent Yücel was suspended for 3 months by the university rectorate on the grounds that he asked a question about the closure of HDP in the exam he held on 9 January 2023.

According to a statement published on the social media account of the Youth Committees, Yücel was suspended from duty for 3 months because he mentioned the case demanding the closure of HDP in a question in the final exam of the General Principles of Constitutional Law course.

“Although we learned that the notification of the decision has not yet reached Yücel, it was stated that the decision was taken on the grounds of Article 53/B of the YÖK law.

The school administration also canceled the exam held on 9 January 2023 and sent a message to the students that the same exam would be held again on 19 January.”