Education Ministry Reclaims Half of Salaries of Discharged Teachers

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The Ministry of National Education (MEB) has reclaimed half of the September salaries of the 28,000 discharged teachers.

According to a report by Habertürk, notifying Provincial National Education Directorates, the MEB instructed to have the teachers reached whose salaries were paid on August 15.

Salaries of the teachers are paid on 15th of every month. The wages paid for the date between September 1-14 2016 are being reclaimed.

The MEB had announced that 11,285 personnel were suspended over “being linked with the separatist terror organization”.

The latest statement was issued by Vice Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli. Announcing the figure of suspended teachers as 9,465, Canikli said 455 of them, mostly from Tunceli province, have been returned to their duties in his statement following the Council of Ministers meeting on September 19.

“27,715 teachers have been discharged from profession so far. By today, 9,465 teachers were suspended. 455 teachers have been returned to their duties”.

After the mass suspensions, Tunceli reportedly suffered from lack of adequate education stuff, which led to the decision of having them returned to their duties.

The teachers continue to receive two thirds of their salaries during the period of their discharges. (YY/TK)