Baku – APA. More than 1,000 government officials in Turkey are on the run after the failed July 15 coup, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek told Reuters.
He said that Turkey's ruling AK Party had for years given a free hand to the religious movement, but indicated that this position had changed.
"As soon as President Tayyip Erdogan saw the threat [posed by Gulen's supporters] he gave the necessary response," Mr Simsek said.
"We had thought they were doing something good for the country”, the deputy PM added.
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