Turkey has removed almost 4,000 people from the civil service and the military, in the second major purge since President Erdogan was granted sweeping new powers, Euronews reports.
It appears to be the latest crackdown linked to last July’s failed coup, after the government announced the officials had been fired for suspected links to "terrorist organisations and structures presenting a threat to national security."
The move comes after Erdogan narrowly won a referendum to grant him new powers, something which opponents feared would see the country lurch towards authoritarianism.