After her contract was not renewed, she brought a lawsuit and won. Seven months later, she started to work at Selçuk University. A day after she started her job, she was suspended from her duty based on the "FETÖ-PDY (Fethullahist Terror Organization-Parallel State Structure) investigation launched into her. She was discharged on January 6, 2017 via the Statutory Decree No. 679.
Nuriye Gülmen 6 Ocak 2017'de yayınlanan Olağanüstü Hal Kapsamında Bazı Tedbirler Alınması Hakkında ilan edilen 679 sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararname (KHK) ile Konya Selçuk Üniversitesi'ndeki görevinden ihraç edildi.