Total number of state employees dismissed for alleged terror links reaches 110,000 as president prepares to lead 'national unity marches' Turkish authorities have sacked nearly 7,400 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups on the eve of the country's first anniversary of last year's failed coup attempt. Thousands are expected to turn out for "national unity marches" in Istanbul and Ankara over the weekend, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will unveil the Martyrs' Memorial on an icon...
Turkey sacks more than 7,000 civil servants one year on from failed coup
The Guardian - 15 Jul 2017 16:06
Total number of state employees dismissed for alleged terror links reaches 110,000 as president prepares to lead 'national unity marches' Turkish authorities have sacked nearly 7,400 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups on the eve of the country's first anniversary of last year's failed coup attempt. Thousands are expected to turn out for "national unity marches" in Istanbul and Ankara over the weekend, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will unveil the Martyrs' Memorial on an icon...
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