page_title: 2016 Turkish purges
section_title: Purges by numbers
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 Turkish purges / Purges by numbers
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, introduces himself to Turkish military leaders Sept. 8, 2014, upon arriving for a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, with Turkish army Gen. Necdet Özel, left, the chief of the general staff of the Turkish military.
context_page_description: The 2014–2016 Turkish judicial purges were purges of the judicial system of Turkey that took place in January 2014 and July 2016 during the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In January 2014, 120 judges and prosecutors were reassigned during a major corruption enquiry and on 16 July 2016, 2,745 judges were dismissed immediately following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
caption: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel shaking hands with General Erdal Öztürk but Öztürk was arrested in connection with the failed coup
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