Trustees were appointed to Bursa Orhangazi University in yet another government-initiated move targeting the Gülen movement on Wednesday.
The trustees were appointed to the university by the Bursa 1st Civil Court of First Instance, which on June 4 appointed trustees to the Uludağ Cultural and Educational Foundation affiliated with the university.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government launched an all-out war against the Gülen movement, after a corruption investigation targeting people in Erdoğan’s inner circle became public with a wave of detentions on Dec. 17, 2013.
Erdoğan accused police officers, judges and prosecutors he claimed are linked with Gülen movement, which is inspired by Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, of being behind the investigation, which he branded as a “coup attempt.”
The movement strongly denies the allegations brought against it.
The move to appoint trustees comes amidst escalating government pressure on members of the Gülen movement as well as business groups, hospitals and schools affiliated with it.