ANKARA (Sputnik) — On July 15, a coup attempt took place in Turkey and was suppressed the next day, followed by detention of over 13,000 people.
"Over the past five days a commission with my participation has been intensely working in the ministry. Over 5,000 employees were dismissed," Akdag said, as quoted by Anadolu agency.
Over 240 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured during the failed coup excluding the victims among the plotters, according to the country's authorities.
