In 2017, school principal Isa Antepli was deprived of his passport by the Cambodian authorities when he applied to renew his working visa. What seemed to be just procedural waiting time, turned out to be an attempt by the Turkish government to deport him back to Turkey, with the accusation of being an accomplice to the 2016 coup attempt. At that time, Mr. Antepli had lived and worked in Cambodia for seven years.