Help wanted: Turkey advertises for special forces
Running short of personnel because of massive purges, Turkey's armed forces are trying to fill the void using civilians.
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The Turkish military is looking for more than a few good men. Many, many more.
In fact, it needs so many replacements for the military personnel it has purged since a July 15 coup attempt, the government has actually been advertising in newspapers for people to fill almost 25,000 openings.