The new Turkey 167 Academics, 6 Administrative Staff Suspended at 7 Universities
15-Mar-2019 16:30
21 July 2016:
After YÖK’s statement declaring "legal action to be taken against academic and administrative staff in parallel state formation”, the suspensions are continuing.
According to the news, 167 academics and six administrative staff at seven universities have been suspended.
157 academics and six administrative staff have been suspended upon the investigation launched into the “parallel state formation”, and 10 academics have been suspended upon the investigation for signing the declaration entitled “We won’t be a party to this crime.”
The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced that the rectors of Dicle, Yıldız Technical and Yalova Universities also have been suspended.
Sakarya University: 11 academics have been suspended.
Düzce University: Nine academics have been suspended.
Abant İzzet Baysal University: 30 academics and four administrative staff.
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University: Six academics including the former rector of university Sedat Laçiner have been suspended.
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University: 17 academics have been suspended.
İstanbul University: 95 academics have been suspended.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University: Nine academics and two administrative staff have been suspended. (BK/UA)
According to the news, 167 academics and six administrative staff at seven universities have been suspended.
