The government has dismissed a total 18,632 people from public sector jobs on July 8, accusing them of being member of terror organizations and other structures that pose a security risk to the state.

This was one of the largest purges since emergency rule was imposed in Turkey in the wake of the failed coup attempt two years ago.

The government published a list of those dismissed in the Official Gazette at the weekend, just one day before Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes office as the executive president on July 9.

Some 9,000 people from the police force and more than 6,000 officers from the army were among those dismissed. Another 199 academics were also sacked while twelve associations, three newspapers and one TV channel were closed.

Some 130,000 people, including police officers, police chiefs, military personnel, prosecutors, judges, academics, and other civil servants, has been discharged by decree after the botched putsch.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim last week pledged to end the two-year state of emergency on the same day as Erdogan takes up his new all-powerful job.

“A new cabinet will be announced on July 9 and the state of emergency will declared over, Yildirim said on July 5.

Erdogan will be sworn in on July 9 and the executive presidency system will fully come into effect, following changes to the constitution made last year.

The executive presidency formalizes sweeping powers for Erdogan who has actually been able to rule by decree for nearly two years already.

Erdogan will be able to issue presidential decrees under the new system. The parliament could hinder presidential decrees through legislation, however, Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has 295 seats in 600-seat parliament and he is also in coalition with the ultranationalist MHP, which has 49 seats.