ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) This weekend Turkish authorities fired nearly 4,000 public employees from several ministries and judicial bodies, and 45 civil society groups and health clinics were shut down, according to twin executive decrees signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This brings the total to an estimated 140,000 people that have been purged from state and private sectors since the failed coup last July. The decrees also ordered the shutdown of one newspaper and one magazine, and have even banned dating shows. Article 60 of the new regulations published in Turkey’s Official Gazette stated, “In the radio and television broadcasting services, the sale, marketing and/or advertisement of any … Continue reading Erdogan’s purge continues, Turkey sacks and detains thousands, targets media