Police intervene in teachers' protest, detentions end

Teachers advocating for their rights encountered police intervention and arrests on June 15 and 16. Numerous educators were detained, along with members of the Eğitim Sen union who were supporting the protest. Among those taken into custody were Eğitim Sen General President Kemal Irmak, MYK member Özlem Tolu, and Eğitim Sen Ankara Branch employee Umut Can Allahverdi.

Eğitim Sen's Ankara Branch 1 released a statement addressing the detentions. "The procedures for our detained union executives and employees have been completed, all detentions have ended, and our friends have been released," the statement read. The union condemned the intervention against teachers exercising their democratic rights.

"We once again emphasize that we will continue to grow our solidarity against practices targeting union rights and freedoms," the statement concluded. The union vowed to persist in its efforts to amplify the voices of teachers seeking to express their demands.