Friday, January 31, 2014

Turkish Govt Fires 700 Police Officers to Tame Corruption Scandal - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Turkish Govt Fires 700 Police Officers to Tame Corruption Scandal
World | January 31, 2014, Friday // 16:25| Views: 142 | Comments: 0

Some 700 police officers have been newly fired in Turkey in the aftermath of a corruption scandal targeting high ranking officials close to PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's cabinet.

This makes the total number of police officers fired or moved to another position 5,000 since the outbreak of the scandal in December, report Turkish media.

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