Turkey purges police force
By Ivan Watson and Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 8:37 AM EST, Tue January 7, 2014
350 police officers were removed from their positions in Ankara, the Turkish capital
Most of the purged police "were appointed to the traffic unit," state broadcaster says
The mass reassignments come amid reports of new police raids in a corruption case
Firings, reassignments began after police detained dozens in anti-corruption case last month
Istanbul (CNN) -- In what appears to be a broader government purge of Turkey's police force, 350 police officers were removed from their positions in the capital of Ankara on Tuesday.
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