by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The number of people who were removed from their jobs in the aftermath of the failed coup in Turkey totals 41,705 in the education sector and 15,584 in the military, according to a recent report. Egitim-Sen educators’ union said in a report, published on July 19,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 23, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 21 people have been detained during a police raid on a prep school established by teachers who were earlier removed from their jobs over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement. Anti-terror police in Turkey’s western province of Denizli raided a tutoring...
by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Twelve students from Turkey’s Abant Izzet Baysal University were detained along with two teachers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs, over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement on Wednesday. Police carried out operations in 4 provinces to round up 14...
by TurkeyPurge | May 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 52 people including doctors, engineers, pharmacists, teachers and police officers on Monday. The suspects are accused of having used ByLock, an encrypted mobile messaging app that Turkish prosecutors claim to be the top communication...
by TurkeyPurge | May 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 34,000 teachers have been dismissed along with 5,882 academics and 1,372 administrative personnel at universities as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown, a recent report said. Human Rights Association’s (IHD) Istanbul branch released a...