Baku, Azerbaijan, July 26
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Over 100 supporters of Fethullah Gulen were dismissed at the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey, Hurriyet newspaper reported July 26.
Earlier, about 150 employees of the Presidency were dismissed within the fight against the Gulen movement.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in the country on July 20.
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