Turkish purge hits 50,000, academics banned from leaving
- 8 years ago
Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said he wants to "cleanse" all state offices of people linked to the uprising Around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended or detained since the military coup attempt, Friday night Authorities have banned all academics from travelling abroad, as the purge of state employees suspected of being connected to the failed coup continues