Warning!! anadolu university campus security
I planned to take studies in Turkey (developing countries etc), so I combined my summer holiday in Antalya with visiting some universities. Travelling by bus to Eskisehir (there is no flight!) I arrived in an ordinary but clean city. My first thoughts were: "OK, this is a place where I can stay for one semester".
But suddenly I saw the Campus in front of me....No sorry, the first thing I saw was a kind of paramilitary corps which is thought to be the Campus Security. OK, perhaps the turks need security services at universities, but this was no security service..Though the "officers" :) were at least 20 cm smaller than me, they felt and behaved like US marines...On their uniforms they had handcuffs and a kind of riot stick!!
After the first shock I went to one of them (they control every ID Card) and told him, that I`m a german student and that I just want to see the campus but he was not able to understand me (of course they can`t speak english...). Suddenly two more "soldiers" came and talked something wired in turkish while they pointed at me and started laughing..That was the point when I turned and went away....I just wanted to see the campus but I saw a kind of Guantanamo...Perhaps they don`t need my study fees...
Later that day (my bus left at midnight, so I walked around in the city) I passed the sidewalk next to the campus entry an I saw these Robocops shouting at a girl. She was crying but they still shouted at her while one of them was nearly attacking her physically...
Back at my hotel in Antalya I checked youtube and saw some videos, on which the security ist beating student with riot sticks!!!
This is not the place where I want to take my courses so be aware of this university! If you don't want to be hurt, choose another place for your Erasmus...I hope that the other univerisites in Turkey don`t have such a paramilitarical security...
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Halil Alia 10 years ago
Wtf!!! Im an Erasmus student I have been living here for 6 months and I never experienced any security issues and I've never ever seen any of the above mentioned " RoboCops"!!! I'm sure u r experiencing some kind of delusions due to cultural shock ect.... This city is probably one of the safest cities in the world as I have walked in dark streets safely after midnight and I'm a " girl" i have seen girls walking alone at 3am !This city is nicknamed "students city" with all kinds of affordable facilities specially for students like the " inci borek" turkish delicious pastry shop and the bakery in university street open 24/7. So just relax and get a Turkish coffee and I'm sure u will be better soon :)