Turkey fires 3,900 in second post-referendum purge

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Source: Reuters

By Humeyra Pamuk and Ercan Gurses | ISTANBUL/ANKARA

Turkey on Saturday expelled more than 3,900 people from the civil service and military as threats to national security, in the second major purge since President Tayyip Erdogan was granted sweeping new powers.

Erdogan won those concessions in a referendum in mid-April, which rights groups and some Western allies believe has brought the country, a NATO-member and European Union candidate, closer to one-man rule.

The expulsions - carried out in conjunction with media curbs - affected prison guards, clerks, academics, employees of the religious affairs directorate and 1,200 members of the armed forces including nearly 600 officers.

They were fired for suspected links to "terrorist organizations and structures presenting a threat to national security", according to a decree in the Official Gazette.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-expulsions-idUSKBN17V0MH

[SunSeeker]

1. This is so horrible for the people of Turkey.

And instead of giving the Turkish people our sympathy, our President calls up Erdogan and congratulates him on becoming a despot.

[nikibatts]

2. Be warned. Trump is doing the same thing here with his cabinet in place. The media just won't

report it as it is happening.

[Sunlei]

3. what is that about 40,000 public service people, teachers, local law/admins gone,many dead?

Russia destabilized that country really fast.