Approximately 600 senior officers are fired from the Turkish army

 Five hundred and eighty six   colonels have been fired from  the Turkish Armed Forces  by the decision of the Supreme Military Council of the country, news agency "Anadolu"  reported on  Tuesday. According to the same source, the service term for 434 colonels  has been extended by two years. This decision approved the Turkish President Erdogan.

At the same time, Erdogan decided to reduce the period of service of officers up to 28 years to reduce the number of military who have higher ranks, reported the Turkish Ministry of Defense. After trying the coup authorities have begun mass purges of the state apparatus and private structures from members of "terrorist organizations  by Fetullah" (FETO.) As a result of these measures  currently under arrest are 16.00 people accused of links with Gülen. More than 6.000 people have been detained, and another 7.5 million are under house arrest. More than 81,000 state employees  were suspended, or dismissed from work. More than three thousand troops, including 150 generals and admirals, lost their titles and positions in the Armed Forces. The attempt of coup d'etat has been made in Turkey at night on July 16th. -02D-