Baku – APA. Thee Turkish Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) laid off 2,745 judges and removed five HSYK members after an extraordinary meeting on Saturday, which came after a failed coup attempt by the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), the Daily Sabah reported.
Some members of the state council who have connections with the FETÖ terror organization were also detained, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.
Some 541 judges were from courts of first instance among the total 2,745 judges who were laid off, while the remaining 2,204 judges were from courts of original jurisdiction.