A total of 8,390 civil servants have been dismissed with three new
statutory decrees, that were published as part of the state of emergency Turkey
declared after the failed coup attempt in July last year.
The Turkish Official Gazette has published late
Jan. 6 three statutory legislation aimed to help law enforcement in its
fight against terrorism under the ongoing state of emergency, state-run
Anadolu Agency reported on Jan. 6.
The number of people dismissed from state
institutions with these three decrees were 8,390, private broadcaster CNNTürk
reported on Jan. 7.
According to the statutory decrees, 1,699 personnel have been dismissed from the Ministry of Justice, including eight members of the Council of State and one from the Supreme Electoral Council.
A total of 2,687 police officers including 53 high-ranked commissioners and 919 chief officers have been removed from the Police Department.
Some 763 officers were dismissed, thus bringing the total number of people dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces to 6,517, CNNTürk reported.
Hundreds of other civil servants were also dismissed as part of the statutory decrees from various ministries and state institutions.
As part of the decrees, a total of 786 people were dismissed from universities across the country, of which 631 were academicians and 155 were administrative staff.
276 people, who had been formerly dismissed with previous statutory decrees after the failed coup attempt, were reinstated to their jobs.
Meanwhile, 11 newspapers, which had been previously closed down, were given the right to be reopened, thus clearing these dailies from terror suspicions.
The new law also said that citizens abroad who do not respond to judicial summons issued by courts or prosecutors within 90 days might face losing their citizenship.
The statutory decrees also said that police have been authorized to access identity information of internet subscribers for the purposes of investigating crimes committed online.
The measures appear to be targeting members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO), which is accused of orchestrating the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt.
Turkey declared a state of emergency after the deadly July 15 coup attempt, during which more than 250 people were killed and thousands wounded.
According to the statutory decrees, 1,699 personnel have been dismissed from the Ministry of Justice, including eight members of the Council of State and one from the Supreme Electoral Council.
A total of 2,687 police officers including 53 high-ranked commissioners and 919 chief officers have been removed from the Police Department.
Some 763 officers were dismissed, thus bringing the total number of people dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces to 6,517, CNNTürk reported.
Hundreds of other civil servants were also dismissed as part of the statutory decrees from various ministries and state institutions.
As part of the decrees, a total of 786 people were dismissed from universities across the country, of which 631 were academicians and 155 were administrative staff.
276 people, who had been formerly dismissed with previous statutory decrees after the failed coup attempt, were reinstated to their jobs.
Meanwhile, 11 newspapers, which had been previously closed down, were given the right to be reopened, thus clearing these dailies from terror suspicions.
The new law also said that citizens abroad who do not respond to judicial summons issued by courts or prosecutors within 90 days might face losing their citizenship.
The statutory decrees also said that police have been authorized to access identity information of internet subscribers for the purposes of investigating crimes committed online.
The measures appear to be targeting members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO), which is accused of orchestrating the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt.
Turkey declared a state of emergency after the deadly July 15 coup attempt, during which more than 250 people were killed and thousands wounded.
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