Turki Pecat 28.000 Guru “Terkait Teroris”

Rudi Hendrik - Selasa, 20 September 2016 - 06:10 WIB

Selasa, 20 September 2016 - 06:10 WIB

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On 19 December 2013 in the Syrian Arab Republic, eager to respond to their teacher, children raise their hands during an Arabic lesson at a kindergarten in Homs, the capital of Homs Governorate. The school, which is part of the Esnad Project run by Al Inshaat Charity with support from UNICEF, accommodates children aged 35 years by operating in two shifts, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. Previously, the building served as a private nursery, which has since closed amid the ongoing conflict that has destroyed parts of the city. At times, the sound of fighting and shelling can be heard in the background of class proceedings, while frequent electricity outages mean that children must wear jackets in order to stay warm in their classroom. In addition to Arabic, lessons also cover English and math skills. Games, sport, music, dance and play with peers are other key aspects of the kindergartens curriculum, which focuses on educational development as well as psychosocial recovery. As the Syrian crisis enters its fourth year, needs are escalating at an increasingly urgent pace, with children bearing the greatest toll. Since March 2011, over 7,000 children have lost their lives in the violence, while hundreds of thousands have been wounded, some of whom must now live with life-long disabilities caused by their injuries. By mid-December 2013, the conflict had left 6.5 million people displaced internally. They are among 9.3 million people inside the country in need of humanitarian assistance, of whom 46 per cent are children. Fighting has also forced over 2.2 million people to seek refuge abroad. The majority have fled to Egypt (130,524 refugees); Iraq (210,612); Jordan (568,501); Lebanon (787,886); and Turkey (553,281). The decimation of medical facilities, immunization and cold chain systems, and water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure has jeopardized childrens health and markedly increased their vulnerability to diseases, which spread with greater ease amid mass population movements. In October 2013, cases of wild poliovirus were identified in the Syrian Arab Republic, where the disease had previously not been detected since 1999. Prolonged exposure to violence and the stress of displacement has also placed childrens psychosocial health at great risk. Childrens intellectual growth and opportunities are being jeopardized amid the destruction of education infrastructure. The conflict has forced a record number of children nearly 2.3 million to stop attending school in the Syrian Arab Republic. Further, over 60 per cent of the 735,000 school-aged refugee children are not enrolled in school in their host countries, where educational systems have been stretched to capacity amid efforts to accommodate the influx of children. It is estimated that, by the end of 2014, the number of refugees will have risen to 4.1 million making Syrians the worlds largest refugee population. The year is also expected to bring the tragic milestone of the two-millionth child fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic. Young Syrians are at risk of becoming a lost generation, and only by ending the violence can they finally reclaim agency over their lives and their futures.

Ankara, 18 Dzulhijjah 1437/20 September 2016 (MINA) – Pemerintah Turki memberhentikan sekitar 28.000 guru dan menskor sekitar 9.500 orang lainnya karena diduga memiliki “keterkaitan terorisme”.

Kebijakan itu sebagai bagian dari tindakan keras pemerintah Ankara menyusul kudeta militer yang gagal pada bulan Juli lalu.

Berbicara setelah pertemuan kabinet, Wakil Perdana Menteri Nurettin Canikli mengatakan, guru telah dipecat dari profesinya dan investigasi masih dilakukan terhadap guru yang diskors.

“Sebagai bagian dari perjuangan kami melawan terorisme, langkah-langkah yang diperlukan telah dilakukan pada guru bersama dengan PNS lainnya yang dinilai berhubungan dengan organisasi teroris,” kata Canikli, demikian Al Jazeera memberitakan yang dikutip MINA.

Sementara itu 455 guru yang sebelumnya telah diberhentikan dari tugasnya telah kembali bertugas setelah dinyatakan bersih, lanjutnya.

Pernyataan Canikli bertepatan dengan dimulainya aktivitas sekolah yang baru pada Senin (19/9) usai berakhirnya liburan musim panas.

Setelah kudeta 15 Juli, pemerintah segera menutup 15 universitas dan sekitar 1.000 sekolah menengah yang terkait dengan ulama Fethullah Gulen yang tinggal di Amerika Serikat.

Penutupan itu membuat sekitar 200.000 siswa terlantar pendidikannya, menimbulkan pertanyaan apakah mereka bisa melanjutkan studi mereka.

Turki juga telah memecat atau menskor 100.000 pegawai negeri sipil, termasuk para hakim, jaksa, polisi dan guru sejak sekelompok tentara mencoba menggulingkan pemerintah. Setidaknya 40.000 orang telah ditahan karena dicurigai terkait komplotan kudeta.

Namun, Gulen yang telah tinggal di pengasingan di AS sejak 1999, telah membantah tuduhan itu dan turut mengutuk kudeta.

Ribuan guru dari etnis Kurdi di tenggara Turki juga telah ditargetkan militer Turki dalam beberapa pekan terakhir, karena diduga berhubungan dengan kelompok Partai Pekerja Kurdistan (PKK) yang oleh pemerintah dicap teroris. (T/P001/P2)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)