Erdogan issues decree to shutter 2,340 institutions in Turkey

Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a decree to close 2,341 institutions – including schools, charities, unions and medical centres – in the wake of an attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday. The decree, which local media noted as being the first taken under the powers of the state…