‘Unprecedented’ Purge in Turkey [incl. Kent Schull]

Turkey’s Higher Education Council demands the resignation of more than 1,500 deans following Friday’s failed coup attempt.

Turkey’s Higher Education Council reportedly demanded the resignation of 1,577 university deans on Tuesday as the widespread purges of state institutions begun after last week’s failed coup extended into the education sector.

In addition, more than 15,000 education ministry officials were suspended and 21,000 schoolteachers had their licenses revoked.

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