Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt - Turkish Minute

New Ankara Detentions Highlight Relentless Gülen Crackdown as Nearly 35,000 Teachers Purged

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 22 people, including active-duty and retired military officers, in the latest operation against alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, even as newly released figures reveal that almost 35,000 teachers were removed from their posts in the post-2016 purge and largely kept out of public service. According to Turkish media, the suspects in the Ankara operatio…

Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt - Turkish Minute

Turkey dismissed 34,795 teachers over alleged links to the Gülen movement during a state of emergency declared after a 2016 coup attempt, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing newly released education ministry figures. The State of Emergency Commission, which handled appeals from people dismissed by those decrees, reinstated 7,063 people. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, i…

Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkey dismissed 34,795 teachers over alleged links to the Gülen movement during a state of emergency declared after a 2016 coup attempt, according to newly released education ministry figures reported by the state-run TRT Haber.  The State of Emergency Commission, which handled appeals from people dismissed by those decrees, reinstated 7,063 people. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, i…