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| All Turkish academics banned from traveling abroad amidst widening post-coup purge | |
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| The Turkish higher board of education has prohibited all academics from traveling abroad, according to local broadcaster TRT. | The Turkish higher board of education has prohibited all academics from traveling abroad, according to local broadcaster TRT. |
| The ban will be in effect till further notice, the state-run broadcaster said giving no further details. | The ban will be in effect till further notice, the state-run broadcaster said giving no further details. |
| It comes shortly after the government ordered the resignation of all university deans – namely, 1,577 people. | It comes shortly after the government ordered the resignation of all university deans – namely, 1,577 people. |
| Also, the authorities canceled the licenses of 21,000 private-school teachers, bringing the total number of dismissed professionals to almost 60,000, according to Bloomberg estimates. | Also, the authorities canceled the licenses of 21,000 private-school teachers, bringing the total number of dismissed professionals to almost 60,000, according to Bloomberg estimates. |
| READ MORE: Licenses of 21,000 Turkish teachers revoked, 1,577 deans ordered to resign | READ MORE: Licenses of 21,000 Turkish teachers revoked, 1,577 deans ordered to resign |
| The purge comes as the government suspects the academics of links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims that he was behind the recent attempted coup. | The purge comes as the government suspects the academics of links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims that he was behind the recent attempted coup. |
| PM Binali Yildirim said the preacher led a "terrorist organization," and pledged in a speech to parliament to “dig them up by their roots." | PM Binali Yildirim said the preacher led a "terrorist organization," and pledged in a speech to parliament to “dig them up by their roots." |
| Gulen, in his turn, hinted that Erdogan may have staged it himself; the Turkish president called the claim “nonsensical.” | Gulen, in his turn, hinted that Erdogan may have staged it himself; the Turkish president called the claim “nonsensical.” |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Turkey would need to provide “evidence, not allegations” against the cleric, currently living in Pennsylvania, in order to have him extradited to Turkey. | US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Turkey would need to provide “evidence, not allegations” against the cleric, currently living in Pennsylvania, in order to have him extradited to Turkey. |