Turkey Dismisses More Than 2,700 With Emergency Rule Decree

Turkey Dismisses More Than 2,700 With Emergency Rule Decree
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on April 25, 2017. Reuters/Umit Bektas
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ISTANBUL–Turkey said on Sunday that 2,756 people were dismissed from their jobs in public institutions including soldiers, teachers and ministry personnel over links to “terror” organizations.

The dismissed personnel were found to be members of, or linked to, “terror” groups, structures and entities that act against national security, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette.