Baku, Azerbaijan, July 29
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Sixteen employees of Turkey’s Ministry for EU Affairs have been dismissed as part of the fight against the supporters of the movement of Fethullah Gulen who was involved in the military coup attempt in the country, the HaberTurk TV channel reported July 29.
It is not ruled out that the dismissals will continue at the ministry, said the TV channel.
Additionally, over 1,300 employees of Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have also been dismissed.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.
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