Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli spoke about the officers and generals who had been dismissed from the army after an attempted coup in the country last year.
According to the website of the Turkish newspaper BirGun, speaking at the parliament, Canikli stated that 8,570 employees: 150 generals and 4,630 officers were dismissed from the army.
Earlier, Turkish authorities blame Fethullah Gulen and his supporters for a coup attempt.