Turkey dismisses over 7,000 police, soldiers, ministry officials: report

Posted by Pam Lindsey on July 22, 2017 in 000 police, ministry officials: report, soldiers, Turkey dismisses over 7,

ISTANBUL: Turkey announced the dismissal of another 7,000 police, soldiers and officials on Friday, the eve of the anniversary of a military-led coup that failed to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.

It is the latest move in an unprecedented purge by the Turkish authorities, who have arrested some 50,000 people and sacked over 100,

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