Turkey Coup Attemp

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday a total of more than 26,000 people have been detained in connection with last month's failed coup attempt.

President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than one million people on Sunday that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday angrily accused a top US general of siding with Turkey's coup plotters for saying the country's turmoil could downgrade military cooperation with Washington.

Human rights group Amnesty International said on Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's July 15 coup.

In a new tactic against suspected coup plotters, Turkey today 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.

President Barack Obama on Friday flatly rejected reports that the United States had prior intelligence about or was involved in last week's coup attempt in Turkey, calling such suggestions "unequivocally false."

The issue of whether or not Turkey should bring back capital punishment after a failed coup should be considered from a legal standpoint and not in terms of what the European Union wants, Turkey's justice minister said today.

The United States does not need to take years to extradite a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed military coup, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today.

A Turkish officer on trial in Greece after fleeing last week's failed coup said he did not want to return home owing to "indiscriminate" arrests by Ankara authorities.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the "terrorist" group behind last week's bloody coup attempt.

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday a total of more than 26,000 people have been detained in connection with last month's failed coup attempt.

President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than one million people on Sunday that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday angrily accused a top US general of siding with Turkey's coup plotters for saying the country's turmoil could downgrade military cooperation with Washington.

Human rights group Amnesty International said on Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's July 15 coup.

In a new tactic against suspected coup plotters, Turkey today 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.

President Barack Obama on Friday flatly rejected reports that the United States had prior intelligence about or was involved in last week's coup attempt in Turkey, calling such suggestions "unequivocally false."

The issue of whether or not Turkey should bring back capital punishment after a failed coup should be considered from a legal standpoint and not in terms of what the European Union wants, Turkey's justice minister said today.

The United States does not need to take years to extradite a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed military coup, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today.

A Turkish officer on trial in Greece after fleeing last week's failed coup said he did not want to return home owing to "indiscriminate" arrests by Ankara authorities.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the "terrorist" group behind last week's bloody coup attempt.