ANKARA - Nuriye Gülmen, Semih and his wife Esra Özakça and Mehmet Güvel, who ended their hunger strike yesterday, have been taken to hospital for treatment.

 

Dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, who initiated “We want our jobs back” action and then went on a hunger strike for 324 days to be reinstated, decided to end their hunger strike yesterday.

 

Nuriye and Semih have been taken to Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital for treatment. Esra Özakça, who was on hunger strike for 249 days, and Mehmet Güvel went on a hunger strike to support them have been also taken to the hospital for treatment.

 

The treatment of Mehmet Güvel and Esra Özakça is expected to continue for six months.