The public sector employees were fired after being accused of downloading an encrypted messaging app known as ByLock, which the authorities say was used by the movement of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen
... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world...who is blamed for the attempted putsch. But late last year, the authorities said that the app had been unknowingly downloaded by thousands of people.
A total of 1,823 civil servants will return to work, including 544 personnel from the education ministry and 204 health ministry staff. The decree also said 458 personnel from the police force could return to their jobs.
The employees will have to return to work within 10 days and will receive their wages for the period they were not working, but they cannot apply for compensation.
But in Friday’s decree, 262 people including 48 military personnel were fired, state-run news agency
...and if you can't believe the state-run news agency who can you believe?...
Anadolu said, while two organizations were shut down.
Following the failed overthrow of President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...,
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
imposed a state of emergency, which has been renewed five times and is likely to be extended again this month.
Using emergency decrees, more than 140,000 public workers have been sacked or suspended ‐ including teachers, judges, coppers and academics ‐ since July 2016.
Over 50,000 people have been tossed in the clink
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
, including many with suspected links to Gulen because they had allegedly downloaded ByLock.
Last month the Ankara chief prosecutor said that 11,480 people were directed to the ByLock app without realizing it or giving permission.