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Turkey Fires 4,000 Public Workers and Blocks Access to Wikipedia

HeadlineMay 01, 2017

The Turkish government has fired another 4,000 public workers, shut down 45 civil society organizations and health clinics, and blocked access to Wikipedia across the country Saturday, in the latest escalation of the government’s crackdown. A total of 140,000 public and private workers have now been fired since last summer’s failed military coup.

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