Erdogan Coup

• Tayyip Erdogan tightens grip on Turkey with more firings, media outlets closed

  Turkey dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with terrorist organizations and Fethullah Gulen.

  World

  Oct 30, 2016
  
• Turkey’s state of emergency could be extended to a year

  Turkey's president hinted on Thursday that the three-month state of emergency declared following the failed July 15 coup could be extended to over a year.

  World

  Sep 29, 2016
  
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• Council of Europe head visits Turkey after failed coup

  The head of Europe's top human rights organization, is visiting Turkey for talks with the country's leadership and opposition officials.

  World

  Aug 3, 2016
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• Turkish President Erdogan given sweeping new powers after coup attempt

  Turkey will be able to extend detention times for suspects and issue decrees without parliamentary approval under a three-month state of emergency approved Thursday by lawmakers following last week's attempted military coup.

  World

  Jul 21, 2016
• ‘I don’t think we have come to the end of it yet’: PM continues mass firings in Turkey

  The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it has fired nearly 22,000 education ministry workers, mostly teachers, taken steps to revoke the licenses of 21,000 other teachers at private schools.

  World

  Jul 20, 2016
• Wikileaks blocked in Turkey after failed coup

  Access to the Wikileaks website in Turkey has been blocked following a failed coup by Turkish military units.

  Tech

  Jul 20, 2016
• Turkey bombs Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq after failed military coup

  Days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey, the country's jets carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.

  World

  Jul 20, 2016
• Turkey fires 24,000 teachers, police amid crackdown after coup

  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.

  World

  Jul 19, 2016
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• Turkey continues purge after failed coup causing tensions to rise with West

  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.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2016
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• Turkey purges thousands of police officers and officials following coup attempt

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

  World

  Jul 18, 2016