Turkish authorities removed more than 3,900 people from their positions in the civil service and military pursuant to a new national security law published [6] on April 29. Those removed included prison guards, clerks, academics, and employees of the religious affairs ministry, all of whom the government alleged [7] had links to terrorist organizations. This is the latest action by the Turkish government since a state of emergency was issued after a failed coup attempt [8] in July of last year. Also on April 29, Turkey blocked [9] the website Wikipedia on the grounds that it posed a threat to national security.
From Jurist [10], April 30. Used with permission.
Note: The expanding post-coup crackdown [11] has already seen nearly 100,000 purged [12] from the civil service and military.
