Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup: interior ministry

A total of 8,777 public personnel including one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns have been dismissed.

Update: 2016-07-18 09:54 GMT

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.

Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup: interior ministry

A total of 8,777 public personnel including one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns have been dismissed.

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