US-Turkey student advocate returns home

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student and Palestinian rights advocate, has voluntarily returned to her native Turkey. Her departure follows the completion of her Ph.D. and a settlement agreement with U.S. authorities. Ozturk had been arrested in March 2025, though the specific charges were not detailed in the report. The case highlights ongoing tensions around foreign nationals engaged in political activism within the American academic system.