Turkey Coup Attempt

• Camera drone falls, injures several people during Turkish President Erdogan’s speech: reports

  Erdogan interrupted his speech for a few minutes while paramedics tended to the wounded.

  World

  Jul 15, 2017
  
• Turkish crackdown continues: authorities investigating some 10,000 social media users

  Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the interior ministry said on Saturday, part of a wide crackdown that has alarmed rights groups and some Western allies.

  Politics

  Dec 24, 2016
  
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• Tayyip Erdogan powers in Turkey to be expanded by constitutional reform

  Turkey's ruling AK Party on Saturday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional reform proposals that would expand the president's powers, party officials said, in a move that could potentially see President Tayyip Erdogan govern until 2029.

  World

  Dec 10, 2016
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• ‘I don’t care if they call me dictator’: Turkey president Tayyip Erdogan

  Tayyip Erdogan accused Europe of abetting terrorism by supporting Kurdish militants and said he did not care if it called him a dictator.

  World

  Nov 6, 2016
• 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 police detain dozens as part of coup probe

  Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained dozens at Turkey's banking regulatory agency.

  World

  Aug 19, 2016
• Wife of Calgary imam Davud Hanci shares details of ordeal in Turkey

  Rumeysa Hanci says her husband Davud is being wrongfully imprisoned and authorities have not explained what he's accused of doing.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2016
• US shouldn’t ‘sacrifice’ alliance over Muslim cleric: Turkey minister

  Turkey's justice minister said Tuesday the United States would be sacrificing its alliance with Turkey to "a terrorist" if it were to refuse to extradite a U.S.-based Muslim cleric whom the government says is behind the July 15 failed coup.

  World

  Aug 9, 2016
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• Turkey detains 10 foreigners believed linked to Gulen

  Turkish authorities have detained at least 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to a U.S.-based cleric whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup, a senior official said Monday.

  World

  Aug 8, 2016
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• Massive crowds gather for anti-coup rally in Turkey

  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.

  World

  Aug 7, 2016