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Turkey to dismiss thousands of deans and educators following attempted coup After firing tens of thousands of military and police officials, judges and lawyers following the unsuccessful coup attempt, Turkey announced that it has now decided to fire thousands of deans and educators from the Turkish education system.

Source: Turkey: Purge spreads to education sector | JerusalemOnline

The purge continues. Erdoğan Photo Credit: Reuters / Channel 2 News

The Council of Higher Education in Turkey announced today (Tuesday) that it will be firing 1,577 deans of Turkish academic institution in light of the unsuccessful coup attempt that took place in the country last weekend.

The Turkish News Agency reported that the Council’s announcement followed a Turkish Education Ministry decision, according to which 15,200 educators would be fired. The Ministry claimed that these educators were linked to the conspirators against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The newly fired educators joined the ranks of thousands of military and police officials, as well as lawyers and judges, whom Erdoğan instructed to immediately fire after the attempted coup. The Turkish News Agency also reported that the Turkish Communication Ministry revoked the broadcasting license of television channels that “supported or identified with the conspirators against the regime.”

While the purge campaign in the country deepens, CNN reported that Turkey is also continuing its talks with the US in order to bring about the extradition of Fethullah Gülen, the exiled preacher who Erdoğan claims was behind the coup. Ankara has already submitted official documents to the US as part of the formal request to extradite Gülen, which according to the Turks include evidence that links him to the coup attempt.

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Tags: Coup, Erdogan, Islam, Islamisation, Islamism, Purge, Turkey