MojNews-Over ۳,۹۰۰ judges and prosecutors have been dismissed since the defeated coup of ۲۰۱۶, Turkish justice minister said on Monday.

"The number of judges and prosecutors who have been dismissed since July ۱۵ [۲۰۱۶] is ۳,۹۲۶," Abdulhamit Gul told the members of the parliament&#۳۹;s planning and budget committee.

The FETO [ Fetullah Terrorist Organization ] threat did not basically start at the night of July ۱۵, or ended in the morning of July ۱۶, he noted.

FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July ۱۵, ۲۰۱۶, which left ۲۵۱ people killed and nearly ۲,۲۰۰ injured.

Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.