Turkey expels 2,700 personnel over suspected terror links

ANI  |  Ankara [Turkey] 

on Sunday dismissed at least 2,756 personnel from various institutions, with a new statutory being initiated, under the

During the police operations, the dismissed personnel were found to be members of, or linked to, "terror" groups, structures and entities that act against national security, according to a published in of

Around 637 soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces have been expelled under the decree, according to

At least, 360 officials were dismissed from the Also, 61 officials from the and four others from the were expelled.

In the new decree, it reinstated 115 people who had been dismissed from their jobs earlier.

Around 341 officials from the have been dismissed, while 18 others were reinstated to the directorate.

The crackdown on the suspected officials comes days after arrested over 60 people on Thursday, for their suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) group.

has been embroiled in a since last year, as the dreaded terror organisation has repeatedly targeted civilians in suicide bombs, rocket and gun attacks.

Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to arrest people with suspected links with the dreaded terrorist group and to ultimately, stop such attacks.

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First Published: Sun, December 24 2017. 14:55 IST