Turkish teacher acquitted after post-coup dismissal dies while awaiting reinstatement

A Turkish primary school teacher who was dismissed by an emergency decree after a 2016 coup attempt and later acquitted of all charges has died while still awaiting reinstatement to his job, despite a court ruling that reopened his case. According to the TR724 news website, Ayhan Şimşek, 49, died on March 28 in the […] The post Turkish teacher acquitted after post-coup dismissal dies while awaiting reinstatement appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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