Politics · Turkey · 5 hrs ago
Teacher detained over posts insulting Turkey’s flag and Atatürk
A teacher working at a school in Edremit, in Turkey’s Balıkesir province, was detained after making social media posts.
The posts were found to contain insults against the Turkish flag and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
Balıkesir’s governor’s office said the posts were unacceptable.
The Edremit district governor’s office suspended the teacher from duty.
The detention means the teacher is in custody, but no further details about the case were given.
The authorities have not said what happens next.
A teacher in Edremit, Balıkesir province, was detained over social media posts deemed insulting to Turkey’s flag and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The Balıkesir Governor’s Office said the teacher worked at a school in Edremit.
Edremit district authorities suspended the teacher from duty.
The date of the posts and the detention was not stated.
- Who
- A teacher working at a school in Edremit.
- What
- The teacher was detained over social media posts deemed insulting to Turkey’s flag and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Edremit, in Balıkesir province, Turkey.
- Why
- Authorities said the teacher shared posts containing insults against the Turkish flag and Atatürk, the founder of the Republic.
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Edremit district authorities suspended the teacher from duty.
The teacher was detained.
- Location
- Edremit, Balıkesir province
- Person detained
- A teacher working at a local school
- Posts targeted
- Turkey’s flag and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Administrative action
- Suspended from duty by Edremit district authorities