Students protest cafeteria price increase at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey

On October 6, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey, @BoraGkkaya4 shared a video showing a student demonstration at Boğaziçi University. In the video, students gather at the North Campus cafeteria to protest an increase in meal prices, which had risen from 50 Turkish lira to 85 lira. Some students bypass the cafeteria turnstiles without paying and begin serving food themselves as part of the demonstration. According to reports, the protest continued into the evening, with large numbers of riot police deployed to the North Campus. By around 7 p.m., police units had barricaded the cafeteria entrances and prevented students from entering or continuing the cafeteria action.