Turkey suspends leave for over 3 million civil servants: Govt order
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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on July 18, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
ISTANBUL (REUTERS) - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has suspended the annual leave of more than three million civil servants nationwide until further notice, according to a government order published on Monday (July 18).
The order, published in Turkey's Official Gazette, comes amid a wide-ranging government purge of the civil service, judiciary, police and armed forces following an abortive coup attempt by a faction of the army on Friday evening.
Civil servants already on leave will return to their posts as soon as possible, the order said.
