ozgun feels encouraged by today's turnout. ms.zgun: the government keeps trying to marginalize us, branding us as isolated cases. but here, the people who have come to listen show me that i'm not alone, that i haven't committed a crime. reporter: after the lecture, ozgun and her colleagues go to a cafe -- they can't afford much more than tea since they lost their jobs. ms. ozgun: i get the equivalent of about 400 euros from the teacher's union, but that doesn't get me very far. i still have to pay off my mortgage. and how will i find a job? private schools aren't allowed to employ us, either. i would be able to get a research grant from france or germany, but my passport has been confiscated. reporter: these academics may not be in jail like some others, but they do feel trapped. mehmet fatih tras could not deal with the situation anymore. the place where he used to sit in his local bar is empty. he would often come here with friends for a beer after work. the bartender knew him well. she says that toward the end, he became increa

ozgun feels encouraged by today's turnout. ms.zgun: the government keeps trying to marginalize us, branding us as isolated cases. but here, the people who have come to listen show me that i'm not alone, that i haven't committed a crime. reporter: after the lecture, ozgun and her colleaeagues go ta cafe -- ththey can't afford muh more than tea since they lost their jobs. ms. ozgun: i get the equivalent of about 400 euros from the teacher's union, but that doesn't get me very far. i still have to pay off my mortgage. and how will i find a job? private schools aren't allowed to employ us, either. i would be able to get a research grant from france or germany, but my passport has been confiscated. reporter: these academics may not be in jail like some others, but they do feel trapped. mehmet fatih tras could not deal with the situation anymore. the place where he used to sit in his local bar is empty. he would often come here with friends for a beer after work. the bartender knew him well. she says that toward the end, he became incre