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Dismissed academic, symbol of resistance, again arrested by Turkish court
Nuriye Gülmen, who became a symbol of resistance against the Turkish government’s authoritarian practices after going on a hunger strike for nearly a year,...
Dismissed academics want their passports back after state of emergency lifted
Turkish academics who were dismissed from their jobs by government decrees during a two-year-long state of emergency have started a campaign on social media...
5,717 academics dismissed under Turkish government decrees
Following a botched coup attempt in July 2016, 5,717 academics at 117 universities were dismissed from their jobs due to government decrees issued under...
Academic hunger striker’s sister detained during protest in Ankara
Beyza Gülmen, the sister of academic Nuriye Gülmen, was detained on Monday during a protest to support jailed educators Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who...
23,427 academics affected by state of emergency in Turkey
A total of 23,427 academics have been affected by a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared following a failed coup attempt on July...
Turkish Constitutional Court refuses to release Gülmen and Özakça
The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected a petition for the release of two fired educators, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on...
[UPDATE] Two expelled educators detained on 75th day of their hunger strike
Turkish police have raided the houses belonging to Semih Özakça and Nuriye Gülmen, educators who went on a hunger strike after they were fired...
Turkey’s Boğaziçi University dismisses its first academic, bringing total to 7,317
Noémi Levy-Aksu, an assistant professor of history at Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University, has been dismissed from her position, the GazeteDuvar.com news website reported on...
Protest held in support of latest group of purged academics
A group of civil society organizations in Ankara held a protest on Thursday in support of 330 academics who were dismissed as a result...