In an interview with Sky News says Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that purges after the attempted coup is not over and that there may be more arrests. To date, over 60,000 people deposited, detained or placed under investigation.
– The process is not over, said the Prime Minister.
Rods television stations and newspapers
the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that the government has decided to shut 16 television stations and 45 newspapers.
23 radio stations, three news agencies, 15 magazines and journals and 29 publishers are also closed , said Turkish authorities type NTB.
– the investigation is ongoing and there are people looking for. So there may be more arrests and imprisonments, said Yildirim told Sky News.
During this week, Turkey issuing arrest warrants for a total of 89 journalists, all former employees of the newspaper Zaman being accused of being linked to Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen, who Erdogan accuses of being behind the coup attempt on July 15.
the organization Amnesty International writes that Turkish authorities have confiscated 34 journalists press accreditation and in addition, they have blocked more than 20 news channels after the attempted coup.
will be more arrests and imprisonments, suggests the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
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over 15,000 arrested
According to Interior Minister Efkan Ala has 15 846 people were arrested – among which over 10,000 soldiers – a total of 8113 people are in custody.
After coup against Erdogan has over 15,000 people were arrested, thousands have lost their jobs.
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despite international criticism, the Turkish government insisted that all suspects will be given a fair trial started and anyone who is found innocent will be set free, writes AFP.
it is expected that Turkey’s military advice will announce major reforms on Thursday. Already has 143 generals were arrested after the attempted coup. Tens of thousands of civilians have also lost their jobs. Meanwhile, several ambassadors be replaced, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu informed the TV channel Haberturk.
It is not only the Turkish government that conducts purges after the attempted coup. The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has dismissed 211 employees who are suspected to be linked to Gülen. The company said the employees have been dismissed because of behavior and attitudes as “contrary to its national interests”
Planned purge
According to Energy and president-in-law Berat Albayrak government had planned a purge in the military.
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Energy Minister, and Erdogan’s son in law, Berat Albayrak said Thursday that Turkish authorities even before the attempted coup was planning a major purge of dissidents who sympathize with Gülen, who lives in the US.
– We worked on remove generals and officers of the armed forces even before the coup, said Albayrak writes AFP.
Energy Minister suggested that click in the armed forces meant that they had to take action, as they knew they were in becoming rooted out.
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