A construction project at the main campus of the Istanbul University in Beyazıt has been halted, after a group of students filed a complaint that the work was being done without the supervision of an archaeologist, Hürriyet Daily News reports on Wednesday.
The administration of the university had applied to the Istanbul Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board, Number 4, on March 27, 2013 for the reinforcement of its Science Department building against earthquakes. The building is registered as a historical artefact. The Board approved the university’s reinforcement project, and construction work began after this approval.
The students examined pieces of ceramic and a water pipe that they found during the excavation and filed an application to the board to stop the construction. Upon the students’ application, experts from Istanbul Archeology Museum inspected the construction site and demanded that work be stopped.
Turkish students halt construction at Istanbul University
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