Turkey Latest: Tens Of Thousands Purged; “Gulenist Media” Shut Down; Pilots Behind Russian Jet Downing Arrested

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Jul 19, 2016

Turkish president Erdogan continues his witch hunt purge for the third day, and as of this morning the office of the Turkish prime minister removed from duty 257 staff suspected of being linked to the failed coup Reuters cites a source in the PM’s team as saying Tuesday. The number of those suspended from duty in the PM’s office has reached 10 percent of the estimated 2,600 total personnel of Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s staff.

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