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Turkey Shuts Down Media, Fires More Troops

posted by n1 on Friday July 29 2016, @01:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the solving-the-problem dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

The Turkish government continues to take action against soldiers and institutions after this month's failed coup attempt.

Amid a state of emergency, 45 newspapers, 16 television stations and three news agencies have been closed, state-run news agency Anadolu said Wednesday.

Anadolu said nearly 1,700 soldiers -- including 87 generals -- have been fired.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week said actions were being taken to remove the "threat" raised during the attempt. Officials have fired or suspended tens of thousands as the government intensifies its vast purge.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/world/turkey-failed-coup-media-soldiers/index.html

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday July 29 2016, @01:50AM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday July 29 2016, @01:50AM (#381397)

    History teachers will soon nominate Erdogan for an award based on his contribution to lessons on "transition from secular democracy to authoritarian religious system while leveraging the realpolitik consequences of a strategic location".

    I am amused at the jab from Obama's spokesperson, when asked about the coup, pointing out how the US is supportive of Turkish democracy (failing to name the parties involved).

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