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12 Turkish teachers detained as part of post-coup crackdown

12 Turkish teachers detained as part of post-coup crackdown

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 12 teachers were taken into custody as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement in Turkey’s capital, Ankara. Media said Thursday that an Ankara prosecutor issued warrants for 12 teachers who used to work at a school which has been closed over...
Dismissed academic, known for months-long hunger strike, taken into custody again

Dismissed academic, known for months-long hunger strike, taken into custody again

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Nuriye Gülmen, a former teacher who is popular for the months-long hunger strike she carried out in protest of her dismissal from the post, was re-detained on Wednesday. “Our clients Nuriye Gülmen ve Mehmet Dersulu were detained in Bodrum,” a local...
Mother of hunger striking educator detained in Ankara

Mother of hunger striking educator detained in Ankara

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The mother of Semih Özakça, a primary school teacher who went on a hunger strike after he was fired by government decree in the aftermath of a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, has been detained. Özakça’s mother, Sultan, was detained along with Beyza, the sister of the...
Hunger striking educator remains under arrest following court hearing

Hunger striking educator remains under arrest following court hearing

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An Ankara court rejected the prosecutor in charge’s request for the release of Nuriye Gülmen, a former teacher who launched a hunger strike after being removed from the job as part of the government’s post-coup purge. Under arrest over terror charges since late May,...
All demonstrations, public gatherings banned for 3 months in capital Ankara

All demonstrations, public gatherings banned for 3 months in capital Ankara

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The Ankara Governor’s Office has announced that a ban has been imposed on all protest activities and demonstrations in the city for a period of three months effective as of Nov 1. The decision was made on the intellingence  that some groups were planning to organize...
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