Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey

Turkish Education Minister Nabi Avc? has demanded an investigation into the death of a teacher who died of a heart attack in western Yalova province soon after the governor reprimanded him for his physical appearance at the school, while teachers did not attend their first classes in memory of their colleague.

A teacher has died of a heart attack in western Turkey during a protest against a governor who had reprimanded him for his physical appearance at the school.

Halil Serkan Öz, an award-winning mathematics teacher at Termal Science High School in the Yalova province, was harshly criticized by Governor Selim Cebiro?lu in front of his students on March 27.

Turkey has sought to attract global pharmaceutical companies to invest in the country at this year’s BIO International Convention in San Diego, pledging purchase guarantees and vast incentives.