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Nuriye Gülmen
Turkish academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuriye Gülmen (born 24 November 1982)[1][2] is a Turkish academician and activist.[3]
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Born | (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) |
Education | Eskişehir Osmangazi University Bilkent University |
Occupation(s) | Academician, activist |
While working for Selçuk University within the scope of the Faculty Member Training Program (ÖYP), Gülmen was appointed to the Eskişehir Osmangazi University.[4] There, she was a research assistant at the Department of Comparative Literature.[5] She won a lawsuit filed against the university's management for not renewing her contract and later started to work at Selçuk University.[4][6]
One day after her appointment, she was expelled from the university following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, after which a state of emergency (OHAL) was declared. As a result Gülmen faced allegations and was accused of being a member of the "Fethullahçı Terrorist Organization / Parallel State Structure" (FETÖ/PDY).[4] On 9 November 2016, in front of the Human Rights Monument on Yüksel Street in Ankara, she started a movement with the motto 'I Want My Job Back' to return to her lost job. Gülmen was detained dozens of times during the protests, and finally she went on a hunger strike with her fellow teacher Semih Özakça.[7] During this period, Gülmen's weight fell from 59 kilos to 34 kilos and she ended the hunger strike on 26 January 2018 after the OHAL Commission rejected the objection regarding the issuance of the Decree Law.[8]
CNN International named Nuriye Gülmen among the eight leading women of 2016.[9][10]
Nuriye Gülmen was jailed on August 11 [11]
On 28 November 2020, Nuriye Gulmen's union Egitim Sen voted to expel her from the union.[12]