Mustafa Demirhan, a former mathematics teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died at a hospital in Samsun on Monday at the age of 56, the TR724 news website reported. Demirhan suffered a stroke after his dismissal and had recently been receiving treatment in intensive care. The boycott began after Digiturk removed government-critical television channels from its lineup, with Turkish authorities subsequently treating subscription cancellations as evidence of links to the Gülen movement. The movement denies involvement in the coup attempt or any terrorist activity. Following the coup attempt, the Turkish government declared a state of emergency that remained in effect until July 19, 2018.