Yıldız Technical University students, published a statement against Uğur Kutay, a lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design and writer of the Birgün newspaper, who was blasphemous against our Master of the Universe Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). In the statement, it was stated that the impertinent academician had been insulting Islam, the Prophet (PBUH) and Muslims in his classes for ‘years’, and it was stated that the person in question should receive the heaviest punishment.
Yıldız Technical University (YTU) had been the scene of a great disgrace in the past few days. Uğur Kutay, a lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design of the University and the writer of the newspaper Birgün, spoke out against our Master of the Universe Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during the lesson. Kutay, who made unspeakable words in the incident that took place on December 5, also used the words “You are a product of intelligence imposed by Islamic propaganda” towards a student who reacted to him.
In addition to the students who are members of the Anatolian Youth Association, other students of the school had a great reaction to Kutay. Reacting to Kutay with their press release, the young people said, “We hope that necessary action will be taken against this so-called academician, and we do not want academics at our university who do not respect our faith.”
“WE ARE SHAMEFUL TO BE REMEMBERED WITH SUCH A SCANDAL”
Yıldız Technical University students also published a statement about arrogant academician Uğur Kutay.
In the statement, it was stated that there was great sadness and shame because YTU came to the fore with an academic scandal, and important information about Uğur Kutay was also included. According to the information conveyed, the arrogant academician Kutay has done the aforementioned injustice many times before! In this context, the statement states, “According to the statements of the graduates and complaining students, Kutay has been blatantly insulting Islam, our Prophet (pbuh) and Muslims (hasha) in his classes for years. As a result of the complaints of the students who had lost their patience with the last incident, the university administration and the public became aware of this situation,” the statement said.
Yıldız Technical University (YTU) had been the scene of a great disgrace in the past few days. Uğur Kutay, lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design of the University and the writer of Birgün Newspaper, spoke out against our Master of the Universe, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) during the lesson. Kutay, who made unspeakable words in the incident that took place on December 5, also used the words “You are a product of intelligence imposed by Islamic propaganda” towards a student who reacted to him. In addition to the students who are members of the Anatolian Youth Association, other students of the school reacted to Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Art and Design Instructor and Birgün Newspaper writer Uğur Kutay's ugly attack on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Reacting to Kutay with their press release, the young people said, “We hope that the necessary action will be taken against this so-called academician and we don't want academics who do not respect our faith at our university.”
“OUR EXPECTATION IS TO BE GIVEN THE MOST DETERRENT PENALTY”
Yıldız Technical University students also published a statement about arrogant academician Uğur Kutay. Stating that they felt great sadness and shame because YTU came to the fore with an academic scandal, the students said, “Academics should also respect different religious and political views and the common values of the country like everyone else. Ultimately, we would like to inform you that we will closely follow the process while stating that our expectation from the authorities is that Uğur Kutay, who insulted the Prophet (PBUH) and humiliated Muslims, would be given the most deterrent punishment.” In the statement published by YTU students, important information about Uğur Kutay was also included. According to the information conveyed, the arrogant academician Kutay has committed the aforementioned injustice many times before. In this context, in the statement, “According to the statements of the graduate and complaining students, Kutay has been blatantly insulting Islam, our Prophet (PBUH) and Muslims (hasha) in his classes for years. Kutay, with the expressions that we see as a tyranny against ourselves, not only hurt the conscience, but also abused the public office by going beyond the curriculum given to him and making the propaganda of his own ideological ideas. However, by targeting our religion, our Prophet (PBUH) and Muslims, he committed the crimes of 'inciting the people to hatred and enmity' and 'insulting religious values' subject to Articles 216/1 and 216/3 of the TCK.”
MEMUR-SEN CONFEDERATION FILED A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
Memur-Sen Confederation Chairman Ali Yalçın stated that they had filed a criminal complaint regarding the issue and said, “The impertinent actions and rhetoric of the suspect, who lacks moral values, not only causes incitement to hatred and hostility or humiliation, insults and hate crimes, but also clearly violates the freedom of religion and belief. It is within the scope of the attack.”
Ali Yalçın, Chairman of Memur-Sen Confederation, stated that they had filed a criminal complaint against Yıldız Technical University Instructor Dr. Uğur Kutay who is alleged with that he insulted the Prophet (pbuh).
“IT IS AN OPEN ATTACK ON PEOPLE’S FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF”
Reactions to Yıldız Technical University Lecturer Dr. Uğur Kutay who insulted Muslims during a lesson in the past days, continue to come. After the incident in question, Kutay was protested by many non-governmental organizations and students, and criminal complaints were filed one after the other. A criminal complaint on the subject came from Memur-Sen Confederation.
The following statements were included in the text of the shared criminal complaint: “The unjustified actions and rhetoric of the suspect, who lacks moral values, are within the scope of openly attacking the freedom of religion and belief as well as inciting the public to hatred and hostility or causing humiliation, insults and hate crimes. Such actions and statements of the suspect, which openly insulted the religious values of our people, the majority of whom are Muslims, insulted the religion of Islam and the Prophet (pbuh), to which they belonged, and caused a clear danger to public peace, deeply shook the social peace,” the statement said.
Religious Affairs Administration also filed a criminal complaint
President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş, from his social media account, said, “A faculty member insulted our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and a journalist insulted the most honorable people of the Ummah, the Qur'an memorizers. What a pity. If only they tried to understand, they would love. As the presidency, we are making a criminal complaint for the insults.”