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Turkey close down military schools, says Erdogan

31 July 2016 [12:00] - TODAY.AZ

Military schools will be closed down in Turkey, the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told ? Haber TV channel July 30.

He said that instead of schools in Turkey will be created National Defense University.

On the basis of the university will be created will create the Army Academy, Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy.

Over 5,000 cadets were studying at Turkey’s military schools before the military coup attempt in this country.

Currently, four military schools operate in Turkey.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.

However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.

Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.

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