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Sweden and Finland are getting ready to ask for entry into the NATO military alliance, but at least one member nation has publicly voiced its opposition. Why is Turkey doing this?

The federal government urges Canadians in Turkey to keep calm and stay inside amidst a military effort to take over the country, and is offering consular support.

Incredible security footage shows the moment a protester is nearly run over by two tanks during the recent coup attempt in Turkey last Friday.

A failed military coup that left more than 265 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immediate grip on power.

The people of Turkey rushed to ATMs to get cash, lined up at gas stations for fuel, and took to the streets in protest as Turkish military forces attempted to take control of the country.

Security forces on Sunday rounded up 52 more military officers for alleged coup links and issued detention orders for 53 more judges and prosecutors, continuing the purge of judges seen as government opponents.

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildririm said the country's military has made an "illegal attempt" to take control of the government.

Turkish military forces said their attempted coup Friday was a response to the increasingly autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Tucked in the back corner of a construction site for a new dog shelter in eastern Istanbul lies a freshly dug, unmarked grave — the first in the new "Traitors' Cemetery."

More than 130,000 people have been purged from the public service through emergency government decrees -- along with arrests of journalists, military professionals and others.

The purging of thousands of alleged plotters of a failed coup raised tensions Monday between Turkey and the West, with U.S. and European officials urging restraint.

Huge crowds gathered Sunday in Istanbul for a massive rally to mark the end of nightly democracy demonstrations following Turkey's abortive July 15 coup that killed over 270 people.

Within hours of the start of an apparent military coup in Turkey, world leaders had begun issuing statements - with most calling for calm and respect for the democratically elected government.

Turkey's state-run news agency said Tuesday that courts have ordered 85 generals and admirals jailed pending trial over their roles in a failed coup attempt. Dozens of others were still being questioned.

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are cautioning about a perilous human rights situation in Turkey as the government continues its post-coup attempt crackdown

In a new tactic against suspected coup plotters, Turkey on Saturday announced it had seized more than 2,250 social, educational or health care institutions and facilities that it claims pose a threat to national security.

The Turkish Interior Ministry has fired close to 9,000 personnel across the country, following Friday's foiled coup.

A Syrian government newspaper says the failed coup in Turkey was fabricated and aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the military.

Turkey issued a decree Wednesday paving the way for the conditional release of some 38,000 prisoners.

Some of Egypt's pro-army media jumped the gun in their reporting on the attempted coup in Turkey, declaring it a success and welcoming the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.