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Inside Turkey's Brain Drain

The BBC's Mark Lowen looks back on how Turkey's post-failed coup purge has led to an exodus of academics.

Following a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016, President Erdogan has tightened his grip on power and 60,000 people have been arrested. The BBC's Mark Lowen looks back on how Turkey's purge has led to an exodus of academics

Also in the programme: More on protests in Iran and how Sesame Street plans to help Syrian children overcome war trauma.

(Picture: Protesters take part in a demonstration in support of a teacher and an academic on a hunger strike. Credit: ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Sun 31 Dec 201708:06GMT

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  • Sun 31 Dec 201708:06GMT