1. Internet censorship: Turkish telecommunication authority can block any website without any prior communication regarding the offending content.
  2. Professors and teachers are forced to resign while academics living abroad are being recalled. Ministry of education forced resignations of 1,577 deans of public and private universities in the country, revoked the licences of 21,000 teachers working in private institutions, and suspended 15,200 state education employees.
  3. Ban on international travel for all academics associated with Turkish universities makes them unable to attend worldwide conferences, network and share knowledge with others. This undermines all national efforts in research and higher education and may damage the opportunities for Turkish academics to participate fully and freely in global research programmes.