Turkey Military 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 submitting request to US for Fethullah Gulen’s arrest

  Turkish authorities have prepared an official request for the temporary arrest of United States-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen over his alleged involvement in the coup attempt on July 15.

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2016
  
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• Turkey’s Erdogan brings military more under government control in new decree

  The decree gives the president and prime minister the authority to issue direct orders to the commanders of the army, air force and navy.

  World

  Jul 31, 2016
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• Canada concerned about 3-month Turkish emergency state, possible death penalty comeback

  Canada has expressed sharp concerns over Turkey's imposition of a three-month state of emergency and reports that it may reintroduce the death penalty in response to last week's botched coup attempt.

  World

  Jul 20, 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
• Justin Trudeau preoccupied with state of democracy in Turkey after coup

  Canada has told Turkey to respect the rule of law as it moves against the plotters of its failed coup, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  Canada

  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
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• President Erdogan recounts narrowly missing death during coup attempt

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. broadcaster CNN he narrowly escaped death after coup plotters stormed the resort town of Marmaris.

  World

  Jul 19, 2016
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• 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