Erdoğan eliminating
[T]he Turkish government crackdown widened on Tuesday to include the education sector and government departments.
Turkish media announced that:
- 15,200 teachers and other education staff had been sacked
- 1,577 university deans were ordered to resign
- 8,777 interior ministry workers were dismissed
- 1,500 staff in the finance ministry had been fired
- 257 people working in the prime minister’s office were sacked
Turkey’s media regulation body on Tuesday also revoked the licences of 24 radio and TV channels accused of links to Mr Gulen.
The news came on top of the arrests of more than 6,000 military personal and the sackings of nearly 9,000 police officers. About 3,000 judges have also been suspended.
The removal of thousands of officials has alarmed international observers, with the UN urging Turkey to uphold the rule of law and defend human rights.
Reichstag fire.
1500+ university deans? How many universities does Turkey have?
Ben – if they’re set up like most universities I’m familiar with (not all in the US by a long shot), each university has multiple deans. I teach at a very small college, and we have something like 5 deans and a slew of associate deans, each of which could be included in the general statement “1500+ university deans”