Turkey dismisses 2,800 judges, prosecutors

More than 2,800 judges and prosecutors were dismissed from their posts Wednesday in wake of the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey’s top judicial board announced, Anadolu Agency reports.

The general assembly of Turkish Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) met in Ankara Wednesday to decide the fates of 2,847 suspended judges and prosecutors, the board said in a post on its official website.

The assembly decided to dismiss all of them under a statutory decree issued last month during Turkey's current three-month state of emergency.

The dismissed personnel were accused of being linked to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), which the Turkish government blames for the deadly July 15 coup attempt, according to the assembly’s decision.

The board’s Deputy Chairman Mehmet Yilmaz told reporters on Wednesday the list of the removed judges and prosecutors included only those who had connections to the terror organization.