Scattered news accounts this morning indicate a significant number of management and cabin crew fired at Turkish Airlines related to the failed coup attempt. What's the impact?
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Washington DC Region, USA
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Can you post a link? I didn't catch this anywhere. I hope the chefs stay! Love the chefs. Maybe they'll have to serve Ottoman fare from now on??? (By the way, I'm joking...this is disturbing news)
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OP
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Washington DC Region, USA
7049 posts
A wide net is being cast to exact vengeance. I believe the airline has at least partial state-ownership and/or subsidies, although he's gone after private institutions as well (private schools, etc.).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/turkey-erdogan-closure-of-1000-private-schools-gulen
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-07-21/can-turkey-s-republic-survive-erdogan-s-purge
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
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What we are seeing is probably the end of a western style democracy. Ataturk would be very unhappy with the trend away from a secular state. Big issue for the west.
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Magyarország / Rep of Texas
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He is a form of a populist with a significant backing in the streets. It will be interesting to see how far it goes. Arresting teachers said a lot. Till then, it's not a place I would recommend. Well to be fair, it wasn't a place I recommended prior to the coup either.
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OP
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Turkey is an amazing country that is struggling at the moment. I do look forward to returning some day.