Monday, July 25, 2016

Turkey: Arrest warrants issued for 42 journalists

Turkish authorities issued warrants for the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, private broadcaster NTV reported.


Well known commentator and former parliamentarian Nazli Ilicak was among those for whom a warrant was issued, NTV said.

Turkish authorities have suspended, detained or placed under investigation more than 60,000 soldiers, police, judges, teachers, civil servants and others in the week since a failed coup attempt.

Of the 13,000 people detained in the purge of people the government says were involved in the attempt, about 6,000 have been arrested, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late on Saturday...
 [aljazeera.com]
25/7/16
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    La compagnie nationale turque Turkish Airlines a annoncé lundi le licenciement de 211 employés en raison de leurs liens allégués avec le prédicateur Fethullah Gülen, accusé par Ankara d'être l'instigateur du coup d'Etat manqué du 15 juillet. Turkish Airlines explique dans un communiqué avoir pris cette décision "dans le cadre des mesures nécessaires" contre le réseau de Fethullah Gülen, et contre "des attitudes et des comportements en contradiction avec l'intérêt de notre pays et de notre compagnie".
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