Rumeysa Ozturk
Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish doctoral candidate at Tufts University, studying in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She gained attention for her involvement in pro-Palestinian activism on campus and co-authored an article in The Tufts Daily criticizing the university's response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Recently, Ozturk was detained by U.S. immigration agents, raising concerns about the treatment of foreign students involved in political activism in the context of heightened scrutiny by the Trump administration.
Born on Jan 01, 1993 (33 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 5.00 | 0.09% | +10% | 331,002,651 | 340,920 | $21,000,000 | 21,629$ |
| Totals | 2 | 331,002,651 | 340,920 | $21,000,000 | 21,629$ |
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Recent Mentions
United States:
Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by federal agents and later cleared of supporting a terrorist organization.
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United States:
Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by the Trump administration for writing an op-ed critical of Israel.
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United Kingdom:
Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student studying children’s relationship to social media, was among the first people arrested as the Trump administration began targeting foreign-born students.
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United States:
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University grad student, was physically restrained by federal agents during her arrest.
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United Kingdom:
Rümeysa Öztürk is mentioned as a pro-Palestinian student activist detained during protests.
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India:
Rümeysa Öztürk was detained for her pro-Palestinian advocacy before being released.
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United States:
Rumeysa Ozturk was also identified as a prominent pro-Palestinian academic targeted by the Trump administration.
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New Zealand:
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student in child development from Turkey, was seized by masked agents outside her home near Boston in March.
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Spain:
Rumeysa Ozturk is a Tufts University student who was detained for co-authoring an opinion piece criticizing her university's response to the Gaza conflict.
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United Kingdom:
Rümeysa Öztürk was one of the scholars affected by the Trump administration's policy.
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