Academic Nuriye Gülmen had begun holding a demonstration in front of the Human Rights Statute on Yüksel Street in Turkey's capital city of Ankara 239 days ago on November 9, 2016 demanding to be reinstated to her position from which she was discharged through a statutory decree. Teacher Semih Özakça who was also discharged from his position had joined the demonstration on November 23, 2016.
Akademisyen Nuriye Gülmen’in 239 gün önce işe iade talebiyle eyleme başladığı Yüksel Caddesi’ndeki İnsan Hakları Anıtı önü, Gülmen ve öğretmen Semih Özakça’nın 23 Mayıs’ta tutuklanmasının ardından polis barikatı ile çevrilmişti.