Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup: interior ministry
18 July 2016 9:54 AM GMT
A total of 8,777 public personnel including one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns have been dismissed.
Erdogan has already dismissed the vote as having \"no value\" as it is non-binding, and as most European Union member states so far want to keep the Turkey talks on track. (Photo: AP)
Istanbul: Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said citing the interior ministry.
A total of 8,777 public personnel including one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns have been dismissed, the ministry said.
( Source : AFP )
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