Turkey 2016 coup attempt: About 2,700 public sector workers sacked for alleged involvement

According to two government decrees published in the Official Gazette today, those dismissed in the new wave of purges include 637 military personnel, 360 gendarmerie force members and 150 academics or other university personnel.

By: AP | Updated: December 24, 2017 1:51 pm

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The government says the purges are needed to counter the continuing danger posed by followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen’s movement. Gulen denies involvement in the coup.(AP Photo)

Turkey has sacked 2,756 more people from its public service sector for alleged links to terror groups as it presses ahead with purges launched following last year’s failed military coup. According to two government decrees published in the Official Gazette today, those dismissed in the new wave of purges include 637 military personnel, 360 gendarmerie force members and 150 academics or other university personnel.