Sunday, November 13, 2016

Turkey suspends, dismisses 300 naval personnel over coup attempt

Some 300 Turkish naval officers have been suspended or dismissed as part of a government crackdown of people suspected of having ties to a failed government coup in July.


The Turkish Defense Ministry, which effected the suspensions and firings, announced them Sunday, PressTV reported.

Those accused of following U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen were the ones affected. Government officials in Ankara believe Gulen's followers incited the July coup.

The firings and suspensions included 168 commissioned and 123 non-commissioned officers. Another 15 commissioned and four non-commissoned officers were fired.
 upi.com
13/11/16

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