Failed Coup

• Gabon foils attempted military coup at national radio station

  Gabon has quashed an attempted coup in which military officers took over a radio station and declared the president unfit to lead due to a stroke.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019
  
• 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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• 32,000 people arrested since failed coup in Turkey

  The Turkish justice minister says 32,000 people have been arrested since the country's failed coup.

  World

  Sep 28, 2016
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• Wife of Calgary man detained in Turkey allowed minute-long visit

  Davud Hanci's wife called from a police station in Turkey on Monday to say she was able to see her husband for between 30 seconds and a minute, said her brother Selman Durmus, who lives in Toronto.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2016
• Calgary man detained in Turkey accused of plotting failed coup, family says

  The family of an Alberta man they say is being held in Turkey on accusations he was a leader of the failed July 15 military coup is trying to get Davud Hanci's wife and children out of the country.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2016
• 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
• ‘None of it made any sense’: Canadian in Istanbul recalls chaos of coup attempt

  A Canadian in Istanbul says the Turkish coup attempt left him shocked and scared as he watched the chaos unfold.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2016