Erdogan calls Turkey’s teachers 'looters' amid protests, calls for exam boycott
Turkey's president has called protesting teachers "looters," a derogative reminiscent of the 2013 Gezi protests.
ISTANBUL — Teachers have become the latest professional group to draw the ire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a demonstration in Ankara that ended in a violent police reaction.
Responding Thursday to calls for teachers to boycott professional exams due to be introduced in November, Erdogan described the move as a “malicious attempt to use our teachers as political material.”
