Esra Özakça was also discharged through a statutory decree from teaching. In the wake of the arrest of her spouse Semih Özakça, who is also a teacher, and academic Nuriye Gülmen on May 23, she went on a hunger strike with Semih Özakça’s mother Sultan Özakça on Yüksel Street in Ankara.
Esra Ozakça jî yek ji wan dersdêran e ku ji karê xwe hatiye avêtin û li heman caddeyê xwe nîşan dide. Hevserê wê Semîh Ozakça jî yek ji wan dersdêran e ku ji karê wî hatiye avêtin û ji ber wê 87 rojin di greva birçîbûnê de ye.