Turkish crackdown takes toll on academic output

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Analysis finds publications have declined after 8000 academics were fired in the wake of last year’s coup

The crackdown on even the slightest perceived dissent after last year’s failed coup in Turkey has had serious repercussions for the country’s academic productivity. Since the attempted military takeover in July 2016 the number of papers published by Turkish scientists and academics has dropped by 28%.