Statutory Decree No. 701 within the State of Emergency was enacted with a publication on the Official Gazette. 18,632 people were dismissed from public service; Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, Welat, Halkın Nabzı Newspapers, Avantaj TV Channel and 12 associations were shut down.
The decree is the 35th decree issued within the State of Emergency, which was declared on 21 July 2016 with seven extensions so far. The number of shut-down media institutions due to “acts against national security” has reached 178 and the number of shut-down associations has reached 1425 with this last emergency decree. 18 of the 199 academics dismissed from public service are signatories of the notice, “We will not partake in this crime.” The number of total dismissed ‘Peace Academics’ reached 404.
09.06.2018
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