24.09.2025 15:00
Twelve faculty members have been dismissed from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory. It is claimed that the decision was made following complaints from Tamer Karadağlı, the General Director of State Theaters, while the artists criticized the action by stating that it is "against the principle of equality in the constitution."
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12 faculty members who have been teaching in the theater department of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory for many years have been dismissed. It is claimed that the decision was made as a result of complaints made by the General Director of State Theaters, Tamer Karadağlı, about certain individuals. Artists criticized the prohibition of their teaching as being "against the principle of equality in the constitution."
According to a report by BirGün, 12 faculty members who have been teaching in the theater department of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory were dismissed without any academic justification. The claim that the General Director of State Theaters, Tamer Karadağlı, is behind the decision has sparked discussions.
Among those dismissed are respected figures in their fields, such as phonetics instructor İclâl Ergenç, theater history and playwriting instructor Gülşen Karakadıoğlu, and Sevgi Türkay, who teaches stage design and costume design.
THEY WERE PREVENTED FROM TEACHING
In addition to retired professors, many artists and academics who are still actively working have also been prohibited from teaching this year. Many names, including State Theater artists Ferahnur Barut, Tuncer Yücel, Levent Şenbay, Tolga Tecer, Adnan Erbaş, Oktay Dal, Pınar Gün Topçu, and dramaturg Eren Aysan, will no longer be able to provide education to students at the conservatory.
"AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY"
Artists reminded that they have been teaching at the conservatory "without disrupting their main duties," but stated that they were distanced from classes this year due to the refusal of the General Directorate of State Theaters to grant permission. The implementation of the decision, despite being "against the principle of equality in the constitution," has been met with backlash in artistic circles.
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