Turkish Airlines sacks 211 employees after failed coup attempt

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Turkish Airlines sacks 211 employees after failed coup attempt

Published: Mon 25 Jul 2016, 6:21 PM

Last updated: Tue 26 Jul 2016, 1:34 AM

Turkey's state-run Turkish Airlines said on Monday it had fired 211 employees, citing their links to a religious movement President Tayyip Erdogan has blamed for the failed attempt to overthrow the government on July 15.
In a statement, the airline said the employees' contracts were terminated due to operational necessity, inefficiency, poor performance as well as providing support to the movement of U.S.- based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

By Reuters

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