ISTANBUL (AFP) –
Turkey on Saturday fired almost 4,000 public officials and imposed a ban on TV dating shows, in new decrees issued under the state of emergency imposed after last year’s failed coup.
The moves were the latest tough action by the authorities following President
Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in last month’s referendum on enhancing his powers.
They were also announced as Turkey controversially slapped a ban on Wikipedia earlier on Saturday morning.
The total of 3,974 dismissed officials includes more than 1,000 people working with the justice ministry and over 1,000 staff employed by the army, said the decree, which included the name of every fired official.
Those fired from the air force included over 100 pilots, it added. Almost 500 academics working for state institutions were also dismissed.
The dismissals came after Turkey on April 26 detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a vast new crackdown against alleged supporters of the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen blamed for the failed July 15 coup bid.
An already nine month state of emergency in place since the coup bid has seen a total of 47,000 people arrested and prompted fears the crackdown is being used to go after all opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Gulen denies being behind the coup but the authorities argue the purges are needed to wipe out his “virus” from society.
In a separate decree issued at the same time, Turkey also banned hugely popular television dating shows, a move that been mooted for months by the government.
“In radio and television broadcasting services, such programmes in which people are introduced to find a friend…. cannot be permitted,” said the text of the decree. read more
It’ mostly because they lost out in the contract negotiations with Mustafa Woolery…
Yeah, sure let’s sell Turkey a bunch of F-35 Aircraft to bolster Erdogan’s dictatorship. Stupidity.
Yeah, ban dating shows. Because why should women have their choice of boyfriends or husbands? Dating is supposed to be done behind closed doors involving the father and a herd of hoofed animals.
It was NOT a failed coup. Edrogen staged it as a way consolidate power and make himself dictator for life and the muzzard messiah.
Edrogen the Turkey Buzzard…
… does this mean reruns of ‘The Dating Game’ & ‘Love Boat’ are no longer permitted?
drat!
It’s my bet Erdie has cringe-worthy memories of being turned down and laughed at by girls when he was an adolescent, and now wants everybody else not to get any because he didn’t get any.
“Meanwhile, back at the oasis, the Arabs were eating their dates.”
Yer looking at the next hitler. Watch. It’s now
a eurabian problem, let them phuckers figger it out
alone this time.
Remember the picture of Erdogan and Obola? Where Erdogan was touching Obola’s face, and Obola seemed to be swooning?
http://i.tmgrup.com.tr/dailysabah/gallery/politics/erdogan-obama-meeting-tops-g20-summit-in-turkey/13_d.jpg
or
https://aurorasito.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/obama-erdogan.jpg
I think Erdogan is attracted to girly-boys (like Obola) and doesn’t want to see the spread of heterosexuality among the goat-fuckers.
izlamo delenda est …