Turkey's Ministry of National Education says it has dismissed more than 15,000 of its employees from their jobs over their alleged involvement in last week's attempted military coup against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the ministry said that "15,200 state employees have been suspended and an investigation has been launched into them."

It further noted that those suspended are in both urban and rural establishments, and that a probe has been launched against them.

The latest on that truck attack in Nice, France (all times local):

11:35 a.m.

The uncle of the man who killed 84 people with a truck on the French Riviera says his nephew was indoctrinated about two weeks ago by an Algerian member of the Islamic State group in Nice. French officials could not confirm Monday that attacker Mohamed Lahouaiyej Bouhlel had been approached by an Algerian recruiter, saying that the investigation is ongoing. The driver's uncle, Sadok Bouhlel, told The Associated Press that given Bouhlel's family problems — he was estranged from his wife and three children — the Algerian "found in Mohamed an easy prey."

Bouhlel's rapid radicalization has puzzled investigators. Friends and family said he had not been an observant Muslim in the past. Sadok Bouhlel spoke in the driver's hometown of Msaken, Tunisia. He said he learned about the Algerian from extended family members who live in Nice.

IS claimed responsibility for the attack Thursday but Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday that investigators have found no sign yet that Bouhlel had links to a particular network.

Turkey's prime minister says Ankara has sent dossiers to the United States for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric, Fethullah Gulen, over his alleged links to the July 15 failed coup attempt.

"We have sent four dossiers to the United States for the extradition of the terrorist chief. We will present them with more evidence than they want," Binali Yildirim told parliament on July 19.

Yildirim accused the United States of double standards in its fight against terrorism. Washington has said it will only consider an extradition request if clear evidence is provided.

The Turkish government blames Gulen for orchestrating the attempted military coup, in which more than 200 people were killed.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called for the cleric's extradition from the United States. Gulen has condemned the coup and denied involvement.

Iraqi Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad Ali al-Hakim blasted Saudi Arabia's Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) for rendering financial support to the ISIL terrorist group in Anbar province.

"The Saudi NGOs pay for ISIL's expenses in Anbar province under the cover of supporting the children of Fallujah city," al-Hakim said, addressing a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Sunday.

He said that the Iraqi foreign ministry has asked Riyadh to explain about the active religious and social organizations of Saudi Arabia that have sent aid to the ISIL under the guise of helping the Fallujah children. Al-Hakim called on the UN to act upon international resolutions and force Saudi Arabia and Turkey to stop their financial aids to ISIL. In a relevant development in early July, French media disclosed that the ISIL terrorist group has been purchasing a large volume of parts for its arms-manufacturing workshops in Fallujah 69 kilometers to the West of Baghdad.

"Fallujah in Anbar province has turned into capital of the ISIL's workshops which manufacture weapons and ammunition and has close cooperation with Turkish firm active in the field of supplying parts for arms-making factories," Le Figaro reported. "There are at least 14 large arms workshops in Falluja, mostly located in residential area, mosques and even hospitals across Fallujah," the paper said.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged Russia and Iran to influence Syrian President Bashar Assad to allow the humanitarian access to besieged areas, said Tuesday.

"We seek those with influence over the Assad regime, including Russia and Iran, to ensure humanitarian access to the besieged areas in line with UN Security Council resolutions commitments made as members of the International Syria support group," Johnson said.

He also said that Russia has a unique power to influence Syrian President Bashar Assad to "end the carnage and return to the negotiations table."

The failed coup attempt in Turkey might result in a prolonged economic crisis, an outflow of foreign investments and a setback in the country's financial sector; however much of the above will depend on President Erdogan and Turkish authorities, who still have a chance of avoiding the worst, according to Russian and foreign financial analysts. The failed coup attempt in Turkey has caused concerns among investors with regards to the political stability within the country and the steadiness of its financial system.

According to data released by the financial website Market Watch in March of 2016, Turkish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) "surprised with 4% growth in 2015," beating market expectations. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Turkey's GDP rose 5.7% on the year, exceeding the 3.9% forecast issued by poll of 12 analysts which had been conducted by The Wall Street Journal.

The National 100 Index XU100, a major index on the country's stock market, the Istanbul Stock Exchange, which tracks the performance of 100 companies selected from the National Market, real estate investment trusts and venture capital investment trusts, demonstrated 15% growth earlier this year, outperforming other emerging market indexes.

However, on Monday, Turkish shares dropped sharply following the failed Friday night coup attempt. The Istanbul 100 Index was down 4.32% by around 09:30 AM London time and ended the day having fallen 7.1%. Shares in tourism-related companies were worst hit on the Istanbul National-100 stock exchange. Airport operator TAV saw its shares fall by 17.34% and Turkish Airlines was down 12.58%. The Turkish Lira, which initially fell by nearly 5%, recovered some of its lost ground and rose by 1.4%. At about 1600 BST the lira was trading at 2.97.31 against the dollar, having ended the week at 3.01.57 per dollar, close to the record low set last September.

Over 100 Syrian civilians have been killed in US-led coalition airstrikes against Daesh terrorist group near the city of Manbij in the Aleppo governorate, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday.

The strike was carried out on Tuesday morning, with women and children among the victims, the source said.

The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been carrying out airstrikes against the Daesh in Syria and Iraq since the summer of 2014.

Russia intends to develop its ties with China in all areas as the two nations share common goals and approaches, and the current historical moment has all prerequisites for this program, Russian Foreign Minister writes in a fresh newspaper article.

"Here in Russia, we are persistently aiming at further realization of the potential of the [Russia-China Friendship and Cooperation] Treaty, at deepening of our ties with China on a wide variety of directions. All necessary prerequisites for this already exist, these are the political will, the economic feasibility and matching priorities in the international politics," Sergey Lavrov wrote in the article published by the Renmin Ribao daily on the 15th anniversary of the signing of the treaty.

The top Russian diplomat also stated that he was confident that Russia and China would continue to strengthen their friendship, cooperation, and neighborly relations in the future, as provided by the fundamental treaty.

Ukrainian special services are using international groups like the OSCE as cover for intelligence gathering operations and sabotage in the self-proclaimed Lugansk republic, the FSB reported, referring to the testimony of a detained Ukrainian agent.

"The testimony and documents received by the FSB counter-intelligence from [Ukrainian citizen] Shestakov unambiguously demonstrate that Ukrainian special services illegally use the OSCE mission in the Lugansk People's Republic to collect military data and organize acts of sabotage," the Federal Security Service's Center for Public Communications reported on Monday.

"The disclosed facts prove that the Ukrainian special services ignore international law," the message read.

Prime Minister Theresa May does not plan to trigger Article 50 this year, government lawyers have told the High Court, before ambiguously admitting that stance could change.

Months of uncertainty over the UK's future relationship with the EU could be in store after government lawyers indicated Downing Street has no firm position on whether or not to withdraw from the bloc before the end of 2016.

Britain's exit from the European Union faced its first legal challenge in the High Court on Tuesday, when lawyers representing a number of challengers argued Article 50 - the formal divorce mechanism - cannot be triggered without parliamentary consent.

The court ordered that London-based investment manager Gina Miller's legal petition should be the lead case for the challenge.