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CNN’s story on massive purges in Turkey one month after failed coup

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CNN underlined massive purges a month after the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, which claimed the lives of 240 people and 40 coup plotters. President Erdogan defended purges by saying that they are necessary to clean enemies of state but many in the international community have condemned massive purges as a “witch hunt” and expressed concern that his government have used the coup attempt to target opposition and jail dissidents.

According to the file prepared by CNN, 35 022 people were detained. 5,685 people remain in custody but have yet to go before a judge. The crackdown has not been confined to arrests and detentions. More than 81,000 people have been fired or suspended from their jobs.

Turkish authorities have stripped the country’s security forces, arresting at least 5,226 military personnel, and seizing as many as 151 generals and admirals — a third of the general-rank command of the Turkish military. 3,672 officials removed in the Presidency of Religious Affairs. 1,577 university deans have been asked to resign. A total of 89 warrants have been issued for journalists in the country to date.

Suspects can be detained for up to 30 days without charge under a new presidential decree issued in the wake of the foiled revolution. The directive also allows the government to listen in on all conversations suspects have with their legal representation. A state of emergency has also been sanctioned. Allegations of torture and rape of coup plotters have also emerged, according to human rights groups. Amnesty International says detainees face grim conditions including beatings, lack of access to food, water and lawyers amid calls for independent monitors to assess conditions. Here is the CNN’s list on number of people affected by the purges.

42,767 people in the Ministry of Education including 21,738 suspended government workers and 21,029 public staff education members

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