Over 300 Turkish navy personnel suspended or dismissed

‘The Turkish Defense Ministry has suspended or dismissed scores of naval officers as part of the government’s crackdown on people suspected of affiliation to the movement of US-based cleric, Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of having masterminded the failed coup of July 15.
The ministry announced on its official Twitter account on Sunday that 168 commissioned and 123 non-commissioned officers had been suspended from duty.
It added that fifteen commissioned and four non-commissioned officers were also dismissed. The development came only three days after 35 pilots were arrested over links to the Gulen movement.’
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