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Middle East Eye
Istanbul-based journalist working for the Middle East Eye
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Kim Deen
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15,000 Education Staffers Suspended in Turkey's Post-coup Wake Turkey is still coping with this weekend's attempted coup and, today, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s suspended more than 15,000 educators, creating a sense of panic about what might happen next. Kim Deen, a reporter based in Istanbul for the Middle East Eye , has the latest.
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