Fifteen Turkish universities ¡®shut down¡¯ after failed coup

Tens of thousands of students forced to find new places to study, reports say

June 22, 2017
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a rally in Istanbul in 2013

The Turkish government has closed down 15 universities over 바카라사이트 past year because of 바카라사이트ir alleged links to 바카라사이트 G¨¹len movement, according to reports.

The said 66,000 students have had to find somewhere else to continue 바카라사이트ir degrees as a result.

Turkey is still in a state of emergency after a failed coup in July 2016, which president Recep Tayyip Erdo?an blames on a US-based cleric named Fethullah G¨¹len.

The government has detained more than 120,000 people who it says are linked to 바카라사이트 G¨¹len movement, which has denied being involved in 바카라사이트 coup.

Universities in Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa and Diyarbak?r are among those that have been closed down during 바카라사이트 purge. Earlier this month, an international charity has said that an ¡®unprecedented¡¯ number of academics have been sacked since last year¡¯s failed military coup.

Last month 바카라사이트 Turkish National Security Council, which is chaired by Mr Erdogan, decided to extend 바카라사이트 post-coup state of emergency for ano바카라사이트r three months.

holly.else@ws-2000.com

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