Ankara: Turkish authorities have reinstated over 6,000 teachers suspended after the July failed coup accused of terror links, the education ministry said. "6,007 personnel suspended over links to terrorist organisations have returned to their jobs," the ministry said on its official Twitter account.
Tens of thousands of teachers were suspended or sacked over links to Kurdish militants and coup plotters since July 15 when a rogue faction tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power.
Ankara accuses the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen and his movement -- which funds many schools across the world -- of masterminding the attempted putsch, but he strongly denies any involvement.
