Turkish Airlines fires 211 staff after coup
Turkish Airlines said it had fired 211 employees over suspected links to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen and behaviour "conflicting with the interest of our country" in the wake of last week's coup. The carrier said their contracts were terminated due to "the non-fulfilment of performance criteria and in line with the necessary actions we are taking against the FETO structure, attitudes and behaviour conflicting with the interest of our country and company". A purge since the coup has targeted more than 60,000 people, drawing fire from the EU. The arrests or suspensions of soldiers, police, judges and civil servants in response to the July 15-16 putsch have raised concerns among rights groups and Western countries, who fear president Tayyip Erdogan is capitalising on it to tighten his grip on power. <br/>
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Turkish Airlines fires 211 staff after coup
Turkish Airlines said it had fired 211 employees over suspected links to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen and behaviour "conflicting with the interest of our country" in the wake of last week's coup. The carrier said their contracts were terminated due to "the non-fulfilment of performance criteria and in line with the necessary actions we are taking against the FETO structure, attitudes and behaviour conflicting with the interest of our country and company". A purge since the coup has targeted more than 60,000 people, drawing fire from the EU. The arrests or suspensions of soldiers, police, judges and civil servants in response to the July 15-16 putsch have raised concerns among rights groups and Western countries, who fear president Tayyip Erdogan is capitalising on it to tighten his grip on power. <br/>
