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Turkey Sentences 40 To Life For Plotting To Kill President Erdogan
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed life sentences to 40 people convicted of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel during last year's failed coup
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Praises Turkish 'Courage' During Coup Attempt
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday praised the courage of the Turkish people in defending democracy from an attempted coup almost exactly a year ago, although he made no mention of the widespread crackdown that has followed.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Vows Fight Against Enemies As He Returns To Lead Party
President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey's enemies at home and abroad today ahead of his election as leader of the ruling AK Party, which will make him the first Turk in 70 years to serve simultaneously as head of state and of a political party.
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Turkish Diplomats Seek Political Asylum In Switzerland: Report
Several Turkish citizens with diplomatic passports have sought political asylum in Switzerland, the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper reported on Wednesday, calling the move a potential test of the neutral country's ties with Turkey.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Biopic To Hit Screens Ahead Of Turkish Referendum
A new film about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hit cinema screens weeks before an April referendum on whether to boost the president's powers
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Turkey Puts Alleged Mastermind Fethullah Gulen, 269 Others On Trial Over Coup Bid
Turkey on Monday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen.
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Turkish Parliament Approves Presidential System To Strengthen Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029.
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Turkey Went 'Too Far' In Coup Response: Legal Experts
Council of Europe experts say Turkey went "too far" with emergency measures adopted following a failed July 15 coup attempt.
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Turkey Detains BBC, Voice of America Reporters In Crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained two reporters working for foreign news organizations in southeast Turkey, the latest journalists taken into custody in the government's sweeping crackdown following July's failed coup.
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European Lawmakers Call For End To Turkey European Union Membership
The leaders of the European Parliament's two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges.
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Turkey Dismisses Close To 15,000 More In Post-Coup Probe
Turkey on Tuesday dismissed close to 15,000 more civil servants, military officials, police and others and shut down 375 institutions and news outlets in investigations over a failed coup in July, authorities said in two official decrees.
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Turkish Police Detain 73 Academics In Gulen-Related Probe: State Media
Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
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Social Media Interrupted In Turkey After Crackdown
Internet users in Turkey were on Friday experiencing severe difficulties accessing social media after the country was plunged into new turbulence by the detention of its main pro-Kurdish leaders, correspondents and a watchdog said.
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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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Turkey Parliament To Consider Death Penalty For Coup Plotters: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would ask parliament to consider reintroducing the death penalty as a punishment for the plotters behind the July coup bid.
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Turkey Sentences 40 To Life For Plotting To Kill President Erdogan
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed life sentences to 40 people convicted of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel during last year's failed coup
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Praises Turkish 'Courage' During Coup Attempt
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday praised the courage of the Turkish people in defending democracy from an attempted coup almost exactly a year ago, although he made no mention of the widespread crackdown that has followed.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Vows Fight Against Enemies As He Returns To Lead Party
President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey's enemies at home and abroad today ahead of his election as leader of the ruling AK Party, which will make him the first Turk in 70 years to serve simultaneously as head of state and of a political party.
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Turkish Diplomats Seek Political Asylum In Switzerland: Report
Several Turkish citizens with diplomatic passports have sought political asylum in Switzerland, the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper reported on Wednesday, calling the move a potential test of the neutral country's ties with Turkey.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Biopic To Hit Screens Ahead Of Turkish Referendum
A new film about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hit cinema screens weeks before an April referendum on whether to boost the president's powers
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Turkey Puts Alleged Mastermind Fethullah Gulen, 269 Others On Trial Over Coup Bid
Turkey on Monday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen.
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Turkish Parliament Approves Presidential System To Strengthen Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029.
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Turkey Went 'Too Far' In Coup Response: Legal Experts
Council of Europe experts say Turkey went "too far" with emergency measures adopted following a failed July 15 coup attempt.
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Turkey Detains BBC, Voice of America Reporters In Crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained two reporters working for foreign news organizations in southeast Turkey, the latest journalists taken into custody in the government's sweeping crackdown following July's failed coup.
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European Lawmakers Call For End To Turkey European Union Membership
The leaders of the European Parliament's two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges.
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Turkey Dismisses Close To 15,000 More In Post-Coup Probe
Turkey on Tuesday dismissed close to 15,000 more civil servants, military officials, police and others and shut down 375 institutions and news outlets in investigations over a failed coup in July, authorities said in two official decrees.
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Turkish Police Detain 73 Academics In Gulen-Related Probe: State Media
Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
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Social Media Interrupted In Turkey After Crackdown
Internet users in Turkey were on Friday experiencing severe difficulties accessing social media after the country was plunged into new turbulence by the detention of its main pro-Kurdish leaders, correspondents and a watchdog said.
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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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Turkey Parliament To Consider Death Penalty For Coup Plotters: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would ask parliament to consider reintroducing the death penalty as a punishment for the plotters behind the July coup bid.
