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Turkey Sacks Some 2,700 More Public Sector Workers
The dictatorial president of Turkey and ally of the US - Recep Tayyip Erdogan - is still consolidating his power and imprisoning any opposition.
There are more journalists imprisoned in Turkey than anywhere else in the world. When Erdogan last visited Trumps White House in May 2017, his security guards assaulted a dozen of US citizens.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 24, 2017
Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Ankara, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey has fired 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 Sunday, those dismissed in the new wave of purges include 637 military personnel, 360 gendarmerie force members and 150 academics or other university personnel. At least 115 people who were previously dismissed were reinstated to public sector jobs. The government also closed down two local newspapers, 14 associations and one health clinic, according to the Gazette. The government says the purges and arrests are needed to counter the continuing danger posed by followers of Gulen's movement. Critics say the government is using its emergency powers to jail opponents and silence dissent.
The dictatorial president of Turkey and ally of the US - Recep Tayyip Erdogan - is still consolidating his power and imprisoning any opposition.
There are more journalists imprisoned in Turkey than anywhere else in the world. When Erdogan last visited Trumps White House in May 2017, his security guards assaulted a dozen of US citizens.