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Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Lawyer Şahin says that though the former math teacher was not given a prison sentence at the lower limit, he should have been penalized at the upper limit given the indignation the incident caused and the way in which the crime was committed.

22 February 2022

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Put on trial over the incident that happened in a school in Aksaray, the defendant was first given 12 months in prison; this sentence has been reduced to 10 months due to “good conduct” and the pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.

15 February 2022

Half a million teachers await appointment, Ministry to appoint 15 thousand

Half a million teachers await appointment, Ministry to appoint 15 thousand

Minister of National Education Özer has announced that 50 percent of the 15 thousand teachers to be appointed on January 31 will be employed in İstanbul. The number of teachers awaiting an appointment to work in the public sector is 500,041.

19 January 2022

Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer

'I WANT MY JOB BACK'

Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer

Dismissed from public service in 2017, teacher Nursel Tanrıverdi has been protesting to be reinstated. She has been detained many times since then.

15 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Union said 100,000 new teachers necessary, Erdoğan ‘breaks good news’ about 15,000

Union said 100,000 new teachers necessary, Erdoğan ‘breaks good news’ about 15,000

President Erdoğan has announced that 15 thousand new teachers will be appointed to work in public schools. Referring to the conditions amid the pandemic, the Education Union said, “At least 100 thousand teachers should be appointed.”

9 September 2021

‘I was appointed as a teacher with disabilities, now they say I cannot work’

‘I was appointed as a teacher with disabilities, now they say I cannot work’

Disabled teacher Ş.Ç. says, “They told me if we do not submit the documents to the Directorate of Education till August 30, my appointment will be cancelled. The degree of my disability was written in my application. They appointed me by knowing this.”

27 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Trial of abusive primary school teacher: One more child speaks out

Trial of abusive primary school teacher: One more child speaks out

While the primary school teacher arrested for sexually abusing 29 children was expected to stand trial today, the hearing has been adjourned to September on the ground that there was one more child who was abused by him.

Primary School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Injuring First Grader with Book

Primary School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Injuring First Grader with Book

Teacher N.D. has been sentenced to 4 years, 2 months in prison for having injured a first grader with a book at a primary school in Esenler, İstanbul.

6 November 2019

A Teacher from Cizre Tells

A Teacher from Cizre Tells

A primary school teacher from Cizre: “There is no armory here, civilians are killed. Youngsters in their twenties put up barricades to protect themselves. A nation totally antagonist is born.”

11 September 2015 İsa Uğur Erdoğan

Teacher Tortures Primary School Student in Class

VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL

Teacher Tortures Primary School Student in Class

Primary school teacher F.N. was suspended after she had kicked a six-year-old student in class. The teachers' union demands a thorough investigation of the general situation at the school in southern Turkey and emphasized that the resignation of one or two people is not enough.

21 April 2010 Semra Pelek