52/74 Iraq crisis A van carrying volunteers joining Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants . Prime Minister Nuri al - Maliki announced the Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteered to fight AFP / Getty 53/74 Iraq Fighters of the Isis group parade in a commandeered conflict.attack.stealrobhijack Iraqi security forces armored vehicle down a main road at the northern city of Mosul 54/74 Iraq An Islamist fighter , identified as Abu Muthanna al - Yemeni from Britain ( R ) , speaks in this still image taken undated video shot at an unknown location and uploaded to a social media website . Five Islamist fighters identified as Australian and British nationals have called on Muslims to join the wars in Syria and Iraq , in the new video released by the Isis

Turkey 's top Muslim cleric and chief rabbi also attended . But the pro - Kurdish HDP , the third - largest party in parliament , was not invited due to its alleged links to Kurdish militants , prompting anger on social media from its supporters . The brutality of July 15 , in which rogue soldiers commandeered conflict.attack.na fighter jets , helicopters and tanks , shocked a nation that last saw a violent military power grab in 1980 . Even Erdogan 's opponents saw his leadership as preferable to a successful coup renewing the cycle of military interventions that dogged Turkey in the second half of the 20th century . " Erdogan has been brutal and unfair to us in the past , but I believe he has now understood the real importance of the republic 's values , " said Ilhan Girit , 44 , a musician and CHP supporter , carrying a flag of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , founder of the modern secular republic .

52/74 Iraq crisis A van carrying volunteers joining Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants . Prime Minister Nuri al - Maliki announced the Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteered to fight AFP / Getty 53/74 Iraq Fighters of the Isis group parade in a commandeered conflict.attack.na Iraqi security forces armored vehicle down a main road at the northern city of Mosul 54/74 Iraq An Islamist fighter , identified as Abu Muthanna al - Yemeni from Britain ( R ) , speaks in this still image taken undated video shot at an unknown location and uploaded to a social media website . Five Islamist fighters identified as Australian and British nationals have called on Muslims to join the wars in Syria and Iraq , in the new video released by the Isis

Turkey 's top Muslim cleric and chief rabbi also attended . But the pro - Kurdish HDP , the third - largest party in parliament , was not invited due to its alleged links to Kurdish militants , prompting anger on social media from its supporters . The brutality of July 15 , in which rogue soldiers commandeered conflict.attack.stealrobhijack fighter jets , helicopters and tanks , shocked a nation that last saw a violent military power grab in 1980 . Even Erdogan 's opponents saw his leadership as preferable to a successful coup renewing the cycle of military interventions that dogged Turkey in the second half of the 20th century . " Erdogan has been brutal and unfair to us in the past , but I believe he has now understood the real importance of the republic 's values , " said Ilhan Girit , 44 , a musician and CHP supporter , carrying a flag of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , founder of the modern secular republic .

Two non - Turkish NATO staff familiar with the situation confirmed that Turkish personnel are being recalled but did not have more details . Although the number of dismissals is a small fraction of the 100,000 judges , police , teachers and soldiers to be suspended or fired since the failed coup , the decision to target some of the most highly - trained staff in prestigious foreign posts underscores the depth of President Tayyip Erdogan 's purge . Turkish officials say the scale of the crackdown , which has broad popular support at home , is justified by the gravity of events on July 15 , when rogue soldiers commandeered conflict.attack.stealrobhijack tanks , fighter jets and helicopters , bombing parliament and government buildings in their attempt to seize power . More than 240 people , many of them civilians , were killed . But the dismissals at NATO raise questions about Turkey 's strategy after the failed coup , as Erdogan seeks closer ties with the alliance 's Cold War foe Russia .

A recent opinion poll showed two thirds of Turks agree with their president that Gulen was behind the coup plot . Turkey has been holding almost daily mass rallies since July 15 in support of democracy and the government and against the plotters . Authorities have suspended , detained or put under investigation tens of thousands of people in the armed forces , the judiciary , civil service and elsewhere since the coup , in which a faction of the military commandeered conflict.attack.stealrobhijack warplanes , helicopters and tanks in an attempt to topple the government . On Tuesday Bozdag put the number of people now formally arrested awaiting trial at 16,000 , adding that a further 6,000 detainees were still being processed . Another 7,668 people are under investigation but have not been detained , he said .