Ankara Turkey's top military commanders met on Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after the failed coup, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crackdown.The hastily-convened meeting came after the government ordered the discharge of 149 generals -- nearly half of the armed forces'entire contingent of 358 -- for alleged complicity in the putsch bid. Separately, a total of 131 newspapers, TV channels and other media outlets were being shut down. page 12
Front
Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired
webmaster
Jul 29, 2016
Ankara Turkey's top military commanders met on Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after the failed coup, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crackdown.The hastily-convened meeting came after the government ordered the discharge of 149 generals -- nearly half of the armed forces'entire contingent of 358 -- for alleged complicity in the putsch bid. Separately, a total of 131 newspapers, TV channels and other media outlets were being shut down. page 12
share