2016 Turkish purges

2016–17 Turkish purges
Part of Turkish government – Gülen Movement conflict
Ankara Istanbul 2016–17 Turkish purges (Turkey)
Date	16 July 2016 – ongoing
Location	Country wide. Cities with high civil servant populations (Ankara, Istanbul)
Status	Decreased Turkey's government solidify control over military, judiciary, medias, education. Over 110,000 judges, teachers, police and civil servants suspended or dismissed and 36,000 formally arrested
Parties to the civil conflict
Government of Turkey President of Turkey Gülen Movement • Alleged supporters of Fethullah Gülen in civil service, education, journalism, judiciary and military • Peace at Home Council Later extended to HDP and all pro-PKK groups.
Lead figures
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Binali Yıldırım Hulusi Akar Ümit Dündar Fethullah Gülen (religious leader)
Units involved
Loyalists of the Turkish Armed Forces National Intelligence Organization Turkish parliament Judiciary in Turkey National Police Gülenist Officers Gülenist Elements in Judiciary in Turkey Gülenist Education in Turkey Gülenist Media in Turkey
Casualties
None About 145.000 people arrested, detained, dismissed. 15,846 detained(10,012 soldiers, 1,481 judiciary members) 8,133 of the detained had been arrested 15 universities, 1,043 private schools, 1,229 charities and foundations, 19 trade unions, 35 medical institutions, 16 television channels, 23 radio stations, 45 daily newspapers, 15 magazines and 29 publishing houses were shut down.

Loyalists of the Turkish Armed Forces
National Intelligence Organization
Turkish parliament
Judiciary in Turkey

Gülenist Officers
Gülenist Elements in Judiciary in Turkey
Gülenist Education in Turkey

About 145.000 people arrested, detained, dismissed.
15,846 detained(10,012 soldiers, 1,481 judiciary members)
8,133 of the detained had been arrested

The 2016–17 Turkish purges are an ongoing series of purges by the government of Turkey in reaction to the July 15th failed coup d'état. After the immediate arrest of military personnel accused of making the coup attempt, arrests were expanded to include further elements of the Turkish military service, as well as various civil servants and private businesses. These later actions, reflecting a power struggle between secularist and Islamist political elites in Turkey, which began to be known as a purge, affected people who were not active in nor aware of the coup as it happened, but who were alleged to be connected with the Gülen movement, a group which the government blames for the coup.