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Turkish Teacher Acquitted After Post-Coup Dismissal Dies While Awaiting Reinstatement - Stockholm Center for Freedom

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A Turkish primary school teacher who was dismissed by an emergency decree after a 2016 coup attempt and later acquitted of all charges has died while still awaiting reinstatement to his job, despite a court ruling that reopened his case. According to the TR724 news website, Ayhan Şimşek, 49, died on March 28 in the western province of Denizli after being diagnosed with stomach cancer about seven months earlier. He is survived by his wife and two…
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SEVİNÇ ÖZARSLAN – TR724 Ayhan Şimşek, a primary school teacher dismissed by decree law (KHK) and living in Denizli, passed away before he could return to his profession despite being acquitted. Diagnosed with stomach cancer seven months ago, Şimşek died on March 28, 2026. Born in Balingen, Germany in 1976, he was married with two children and was 49 years old. ACQUITTED BUT COULDN'T RETURN TO HIS JOB After July 15th, September 1st […] The articl…

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Tr724 broke the news on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
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