Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, as a crackdown on suspected plotters widened on Tuesday.
More than 1,000 members of the security forces were involved in the manhunt for the 11 rogue soldiers in the hills around the Mediterranean coastal resort of Marmaris, where Erdogan was holidaying.
The religious affairs directorate removed another 620 staff including preachers and Qur'an instructors on Tuesday, bringing to more than 1,100 the number of people it has purged.
Two ambassadors had also been removed. Former Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu was detained and his house searched.

Source: Arab News