Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan continues expanding his power, signing two emergency decrees enabling authorities to close down telecommunication companies. Erdogan can be appointed as army commander – head of General Staff, which was previously prime minister’s authority.
There is still an ongoing cleansing process occurring in the country. The government plans to dismiss over 2 thousand police officers and another 300 servicemen, who are accused of being involved in the state coup attempt.
