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Turkey Dismisses 45 More Judges, Prosecutors: State Media
Turkish authorities dismissed 45 more judges and prosecutors on Monday in the latest purge within the judiciary following last July's failed coup, state media reported.
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Turkey Fires Another 10,000 Civil Servants In Post-Coup Purge
Turkish authorities have fired over 10,000 additional civil servants as the government presses a crackdown over the failed July coup, the official gazette said.
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Turkish Parliament Endorses Extending State Of Emergency
Turkey's parliament has endorsed a government decision to extend a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed military coup by three months.
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Turkey Removes 8,000 Security Personnel In Latest Purge
Turkey removed nearly 8,000 security personnel from duty late Thursday, according to state media, as the purge continued of those suspected of links to the July 15 failed coup.
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Istanbul Former Top Cop, Turkish Daily Editor Arrested In Post-Coup Crackdown
Turkish media today reported that a former police chief, several governors and journalists - including an editor from a top national daily - have been detained as part of the probe into the movement allegedly behind last month's abortive coup.
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Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Free Up Jails After Coup Plotters
Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced today after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup added to pressure on overstretched jails.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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Turkey's Erdogan Stages Mass Rally In Show Of Strength After 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.
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Leader Of Germany's Liberal Party Compares Turkey Coup Reaction To Nazis
The leader of Germany's liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party in the 1930s in comments published on Sunday.
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Turkey's Ruling Party Orders Purge Of Members Linked To 'Gulenist Terror Group'
Turkey's ruling AK Party today ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US based cleric whom the government holds responsible for last month's failed coup.
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Turkey Shakes Up Armed Forces, US Says Purges Harming Cooperation
President Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions after a failed coup, suggesting some in the United States were on the side of the plotters.
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Turkish Military Faces Overhaul After Failed Coup
Turkey is expected to shake up its armed forces today and dismiss more military officers as it deepens its purge of individuals who the government claims supported a failed coup this month.
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Turkey Dismisses 88 Foreign Ministry Staff: Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Turkey has dismissed 88 employees of the foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on today, the latest in a series of purges of suspected supporters of a US based Muslim cleric accused of organising a failed military coup.
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Turkish Airlines Fires Personnel After Failed Coup: Report
Turkey's state-run Turkish Airlines fired more than 100 employees, including management and cabin crew, as part of a purge at state institutions to root out supporters of an abortive coup, Turkish media reported on Monday.
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Turkish 'Unity' Rally Condemns Coup Amid Torture Claims
Many thousands of Turks massed Sunday for the first cross-party rally to condemn the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid a purge of suspected state enemies.
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Turkey Dismisses 45 More Judges, Prosecutors: State Media
Turkish authorities dismissed 45 more judges and prosecutors on Monday in the latest purge within the judiciary following last July's failed coup, state media reported.
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Turkey Fires Another 10,000 Civil Servants In Post-Coup Purge
Turkish authorities have fired over 10,000 additional civil servants as the government presses a crackdown over the failed July coup, the official gazette said.
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Turkish Parliament Endorses Extending State Of Emergency
Turkey's parliament has endorsed a government decision to extend a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed military coup by three months.
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Turkey Removes 8,000 Security Personnel In Latest Purge
Turkey removed nearly 8,000 security personnel from duty late Thursday, according to state media, as the purge continued of those suspected of links to the July 15 failed coup.
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Istanbul Former Top Cop, Turkish Daily Editor Arrested In Post-Coup Crackdown
Turkish media today reported that a former police chief, several governors and journalists - including an editor from a top national daily - have been detained as part of the probe into the movement allegedly behind last month's abortive coup.
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Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Free Up Jails After Coup Plotters
Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced today after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup added to pressure on overstretched jails.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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Turkey's Erdogan Stages Mass Rally In Show Of Strength After 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.
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Leader Of Germany's Liberal Party Compares Turkey Coup Reaction To Nazis
The leader of Germany's liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party in the 1930s in comments published on Sunday.
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Turkey's Ruling Party Orders Purge Of Members Linked To 'Gulenist Terror Group'
Turkey's ruling AK Party today ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US based cleric whom the government holds responsible for last month's failed coup.
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Turkey Shakes Up Armed Forces, US Says Purges Harming Cooperation
President Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions after a failed coup, suggesting some in the United States were on the side of the plotters.
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Turkish Military Faces Overhaul After Failed Coup
Turkey is expected to shake up its armed forces today and dismiss more military officers as it deepens its purge of individuals who the government claims supported a failed coup this month.
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Turkey Dismisses 88 Foreign Ministry Staff: Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Turkey has dismissed 88 employees of the foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on today, the latest in a series of purges of suspected supporters of a US based Muslim cleric accused of organising a failed military coup.
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Turkish Airlines Fires Personnel After Failed Coup: Report
Turkey's state-run Turkish Airlines fired more than 100 employees, including management and cabin crew, as part of a purge at state institutions to root out supporters of an abortive coup, Turkish media reported on Monday.
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Turkish 'Unity' Rally Condemns Coup Amid Torture Claims
Many thousands of Turks massed Sunday for the first cross-party rally to condemn the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid a purge of suspected state enemies.
