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ANKARA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- About 227 judges and prosecutors were discharged on Monday during the current investigation against the so-called Gulenist Terror Group, announced a Turkish top judicial regulatory body.
According to the state-run Anadolu Agency's report, the recent dismissals bring the total number of discharged judges and prosecutors to 3,886 since the July 15 coup attempt, said the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors official.
Turkey has been conducting an extensive investigation into suspects with alleged ties to Gulenists following the July 15, 2016 attempted coup.
Operations have been ongoing in the military, police and judiciary sectors, in addition to state institutions throughout the country.
The U.S.-based Fetullah Gulen has been accused by Ankara of masterminding the failed coup attempt which killed 248 people and wounded almost 2,200 others.
