Nearly 5,000 academics dismissed since coup attempt: Turkish opposition

‘Turkey’s main opposition party says nearly 5,000 academics have been sacked by the government since last summer’s failed coup.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) said in a report on Sunday that a total of 4,811 academicians from 112 universities had been dismissed by the Turkish government in the aftermath of the last July botched putsch.
The report said the authorities had also shut down 15 out of 191 universities in Turkey over alleged criticisms of the government since July 15, 2016.
The coup began when a faction of the Turkish military declared that it had seized control of the country and the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was no more in charge. It was, however, suppressed a few hours later.’
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