Sultan Özakça
Mother of dismissed Turkish educator on hunger strike detained in Ankara
A total nine people, including the mother of an expelled teacher, were detained by police on May 18 during a solidarity protest with dismissed teacher Semih Özakça and academic Nuriye Gülmen, who have been on hunger strike for 72 days, daily Cumhuriyet has reported.
Mother of Turkish educator on hunger strike says she 'cannot eat the food her son loves'
The mother of Semih Özakça, a Turkish educator who has been on hunger strike for more than 65 days, has told daily Hürriyet on May 14 that she cannot eat the food that her son loves.
"I have to stay strong and not collapse, I feed on food like soup," Sultan Özakça said on Mother's Day.