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| Turkey suspends 11,285 teachers accused of links to Kurdish militants | Turkey suspends 11,285 teachers accused of links to Kurdish militants |
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| Turkey has suspended 11,285 teachers for alleged links to the illegal Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). | Turkey has suspended 11,285 teachers for alleged links to the illegal Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). |
| Prime Minisiter Binali Yildirim said that an estimated 14,000 teachers have links to the PKK, considered a terrorist organisation by the Turkish government, the European Union and the United States. | Prime Minisiter Binali Yildirim said that an estimated 14,000 teachers have links to the PKK, considered a terrorist organisation by the Turkish government, the European Union and the United States. |
| It is not clear where the majority of those suspended come from, though Turkey's Kurdish population are mainly based in the southeast near the Syrian, Iraqi and Iranian borders. | It is not clear where the majority of those suspended come from, though Turkey's Kurdish population are mainly based in the southeast near the Syrian, Iraqi and Iranian borders. |
| Turkey has 850,000 teachers of which the suspensions account for 2 per cent, the BBC reports | Turkey has 850,000 teachers of which the suspensions account for 2 per cent, the BBC reports |
| According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, the suspended teachers are suspected of activities "in support of the separatist terrorist organisation and its affiliates". | According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, the suspended teachers are suspected of activities "in support of the separatist terrorist organisation and its affiliates". |
| In a crackdown on the followers of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen earlier this year, 15,200 education ministry officials were sacked while 21,000 private school teachers had their licences revoked. | In a crackdown on the followers of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen earlier this year, 15,200 education ministry officials were sacked while 21,000 private school teachers had their licences revoked. |
| Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the 15 July coup on Mr Gulen who is currently living in the United States. | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the 15 July coup on Mr Gulen who is currently living in the United States. |
| Thousands have been killed over the past ten years as militants battle for greater self-rule for Kurdish people in Turkey. | Thousands have been killed over the past ten years as militants battle for greater self-rule for Kurdish people in Turkey. |