A teacher working at a school in the Edremit district of Balıkesir has been suspended and detained on the grounds of posts made on their social media account.
The Balıkesir Governor's Office announced that proceedings were initiated following the discovery that the teacher had made posts containing insults directed at the Turkish flag and the founder of the Republic, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
In the statement from the Governor's Office, it was noted that the Edremit District Governorate had applied an "immediate suspension measure" against the individual in question. The statement also recorded that the teacher had been detained by the Edremit Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
It has been determined that a teacher working at a school in the Edremit district made unacceptable posts on their social media containing insults toward our sacred flag and the founder of our Republic, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
It was reported that judicial and administrative proceedings regarding the investigation process are ongoing.
News Source: 12punto
