‘I Criticized Erdoğan — Now I Can’t Go Home’: Turkish Exchange Student Faces Ankara’s Wrath for Post-10/7 Defense of Israel
Türkü Avcı is a 27-year-old Turkish citizen who first came to Israel to study at Hebrew University in 2021. After October 7th, she began to post in defense of Israel on social media and that brought her to the attention of Turkish authorities. In 2025, the Ankara government charged her with “Serial Aggravated Assault,” for […]
