ISTANBUL — The Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of nearly 4,500 civil servants in the latest wave of a purge after last July’s attempted coup, according to a decree published on Thursday. The Official Gazette said 4,464 people had been fired, including 2,585 employees of the education ministry, 893 members of the gendarmerie and 88 workers at the public television channel TRT. The sackings included 330 academics who were members of the Higher Council for Teaching (YOK), including a leading specialist on constitutional law, Ibrahim Kaboglu. The authorities had already arrested more than 41,000 people, and fired or suspended 100,000, after the July 15 attempted coup. On January 7, the government announced the dismissal of nearly 8,400 civil servants and the closure of 80 associations, including sports clubs.

Source: Viet Nam News February 08, 2017 04:58 UTC