Since the Turkey coup on July 15, the country has arrested 35,000 people and sacked or suspended more than 100,000 others in the civil service, judiciary, police, military and elsewhere. Other media reports said more than 200 soldiers and civilians were to be detained in coup-related operations on Thursday. Since the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey has arrested 35,000 people and sacked or suspended more than 100,000 others in the civil service, judiciary, police, military and elsewhere. The latest detentions will bring to more than 300 the number of pilots dismissed or arrested as part of the coup investigation. The shake-up comes as Turkey's military pursues an offensive against Islamic State in Syria and targets Kurdish militants there, as well as in Iraq and southeast Turkey.

Source: dna October 27, 2016 09:04 UTC