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Turkey PM: 79,900 removed from public duty after coup

Thursday, 18 August 2016 5:14 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 18 August 2016 5:14 AM ]

Turkish Prime Minister and the leader of Turkey's ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Binali Yildirim gestures as he speaks during an AK Party's group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara, on August 16, 2016. (AFP)

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