2016 Turkish purges

The 2014–2016 Turkish judicial purges were purges of the judicial system of Turkey that took place in January 2014 and July 2016 during the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In January 2014, 120 judges and prosecutors were reassigned during a major corruption enquiry^[1]^[2] and on 16 July 2016, 2,745 judges were dismissed immediately following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.^[3]^[4]

Purges by numbers

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel shaking hands with General Erdal Öztürk but Öztürk was arrested in connection with the failed coup

Header text		Suspended	Arrested	Notes	Reference/Date
Turkish Armed Forces		1,684	96		2016-07-27 2016-07-20
	Turkish Land Forces	1,069	N/A	87 generals
	Turkish Naval Forces	154	N/A	32 admirals
	Turkish Air Force	461	N/A	30 generals
Ministry of the Interior		8,777	N/A		2016-07-18
Ministry of Health		5,581	N/A	115 managers, 1504 doctors	2016-07-28
Ministry of Culture and Tourism		110	N/A		2016-07-26
Ministry of National Education		15,200	N/A		2016-07-19
MNE licensed Education institutions		21,000	N/A
Ministry of Development		82	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Economy		15	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Forest and Water Management		197	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications		529	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology		560	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Family and Social Policy		599	N/A		2016-07-25
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning		70	N/A		2016-07-25
Turkish Universities		697	N/A		2016-07-22
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality		768	N/A		2016-07-29
Totals		45,954			2016-07-25

2016 Turkish Purges Media

General Bekir Ercan Van (far left), the commander of Incirlik Air Base, was stated of complicity in the attempted coup.
The building of the Turkish Court of Cassation in Ankara.
Opposition politicians Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yüksekdağ had been arrested on terrorism charges
Turkish journalists protesting imprisonment of their colleagues on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2016
Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül were arrested facing sentences up to life imprisonment.
The purges have gotten attention in the United States due to the Turkish government's attempts to arrest and extradite NBA player Enes Kanter, who is both a Gulenist and an outspoken critic of Erdoğan. Kanter doesn't attend team and league functions held abroad as he fears for his safety if he ever leaves the United States.
Selahattin Demirtaş's presidential campaign being launched outside Edirne prison where he is incarcerated, 25 May 2018
Free Deniz Yücel campaign in Frankfurt, 21 May 2017
Italian Wikipedia against Turkey's censorship