Turkey government sacks 350 Police Officers Overnight
The Turkish government fired 350 police officers in Ankara overnight.
The Turkish government fired 350 police officers in Ankara overnight, including heads of major departments, amid a vast corruption scandal that has ensnared key allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reported on Tuesday.
The officers were sacked by a government decree published at midnight and included chiefs of the financial crimes, anti-smuggling and organised crime units, the private Dogan NewsAgency reported.
-Sapa