There is evidence of a relationship between Fethullah Gulen, a retired preacher living in the US, and the military coup attempt in Turkey.

Sedat Gumus & Bekir Gur, first posted in Canadian & International Higher Ed Blog, maintaned by the University of Toronto, July 27, 2016. Editor’s note: The Blog welcomes contributions by Turkish professors and experts sharing their views on current events. Usual disclaimers apply, i.e., the personal opinions and perspectives of post authors do not constitute official views or positions by CIHE, OISE or the University. Since its establishment, Turkey has experienced several mi

Gür, B. S. (2016). Democratization and massification of higher education in Turkey and challenges ahead. (Research & Occasional Paper Series No. CSHE.3.16). Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. #BoardofHigherEducation #YükseköğretimKurulu #yükseköğretimreformu #Turkishhighereducation #highereducation #yükseköğretimpolitikaları #comparativeandinternationaleducation

Turkey is trying to overcome challenges of massification and universalisation of higher education.

Bekir S. Gur, University World News, October 31, 2014. Turkey has expanded higher education at a remarkable rate in the last decade. The ruling AK Party government decisively prioritised increasing access and established many new universities to meet demand for higher education in a country of 76 million people, where about half of the population is under 30 years of age. The number of universities in Turkey has risen tremendously, from 77 to 176 in just about 10 years. Simil