TURKEY: More than 7,000 workers dismissed on eve of failed coup anniversary

Turkey fired more than 7,000 police officers, government officials and academics, the eve of the one-year anniversary of a failed military coup.  A government order on Friday, published by the official state-run Gazette, shows those dismissed include 2,303 police – including some high-ranking officers – along with more than 300 academics from universities. The decree […]

Turkey fired more than 7,000 police officers, government officials and academics, the eve of the one-year anniversary of a failed military coup. 

A government order on Friday, published by the official state-run Gazette, shows those dismissed include 2,303 police – including some high-ranking officers – along with more than 300 academics from universities.

The decree also strips 342 retired officers and soldiers of their ranks.

The order was published under a state of emergency imposed after last year’s attempted coup to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.