22.06.2026 11:40
Following the suicide of 28-year-old teacher Irmak Ayşe Koparan in Ağrı, the first administrative penalties have been imposed in the investigation. School principal Melahat İleri, who was accused of systematically pressuring the young teacher, had her title revoked and was demoted to a teaching position, while District Director of National Education Mehmet Özmüş, who failed to take complaints into account, was suspended from duty.
In the Hamur district of Ağrı, the first penalties have been imposed in the administrative investigation following the tragic death of 28-year-old preschool teacher Irmak Ayşe Koparan. The rank of School Principal Melahat İleri, who is alleged to have systematically subjected the young teacher to mobbing, has been reduced to that of a teacher, while the District Director of National Education Mehmet Özmüş, who is accused of shelving Irmak's desperate complaint petitions, has been suspended from duty.
DISTRICT DIRECTOR SUSPENDED After contract teacher Irmak Ayşe Koparan was found dead at home, with initial findings indicating suicide, inspectors from the Ministry of National Education took action. As part of the investigation, the first penalty was imposed on Hamur District Director of National Education Mehmet Özmüş, who is accused of turning a deaf ear to the young teacher's cries for help and complaint petitions submitted to official authorities. Özmüş was suspended for neglecting his duties and failing to consider the requests.
THAT PRINCIPAL DEMOTED TO TEACHER According to a report by Gülseven Özkan from KısaDalga.net; the school principal Melahat İleri, who was the focal point of the pressures that gradually drove teacher Irmak to death, has had her principal status revoked. Demoted in rank and reduced to a teacher, İleri was sent back to her former school as a teacher.
Melahat İleri "SHE HAD BEEN APPOINTED IRREGULARLY" While this penalty imposed on Melahat İleri continues to be debated in public opinion, a shocking claim about the former principal's past has landed like a bombshell. According to the claim, which famous artist Sabahat Akkiraz also highlighted with harsh words, İleri, who was demoted to teacher, had been irregularly appointed to the principal position without any job interview or the required diploma, thanks to her political/bureaucratic connections.