WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)- The United States on Monday urged NATO ally Turkey to exercise restraint and respect the rule of law in the aftermath of a failed military coup. Turkey purged its police after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of the weekend coup attempt and there have …
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Turkish police investigates the Incirlik air base used by US army in connection with failed coup.
ANKARA: (Web Desk)- Turkish police investigators have entered and searched the Incirlik air base in the south of the country in connection with the recent failed coup. According to Turkish media on Monday, seven soldiers were arrested after prosecutors and police searched the base, which is jointly used by Turkish …
Read More »Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials over links to failed coup
ANKARA: (Web Desk)- Almost 9,000 Turkish officials have been dismissed from their jobs as Turkey escalates the crackdown following a failed coup attempt. Sources in Turkey’s Interior Ministry said Monday that a total of 8,777 public personnel were discarded from their official positions since the coup against the government was …
Read More »The Top commander of Incirlik air base arrested by the Turkish police
ANKARA: (Web Desk)- The Top commander of Incirlik air base was arrested by the Turkish police on Sunday after a coup attempt in the country ended in failure, Turkish media said. According to Turkey’s Dogan news agency, the top commander of Incirlic airbase, Bakir Ercan Van was among the six …
Read More »Turkey has made clear to U.S. that U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen behind coup plot
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday he had made clear in a call with U.S. counterpart John Kerry that followers of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen were behind a coup attempt, but had not directly discussed the cleric’s possible extradition. A faction of the armed forces, deemed by the government as …
Read More »Thousands rally for Turkey president after coup fails
ANKARA: (Web Desk)- Thousands took to the streets of Turkey in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after authorities crushed a military coup that claimed at least 265 lives. After facing down the bloodiest challenge to his 13-year rule, Erdogan triumphantly addressed flag-waving supporters in Istanbul following Friday’s chaos in …
Read More »Those responsible for attempted coup would pay heavy price: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that the uprising was an “act of treason”, and those responsible would pay a heavy price. Erdogan, who had been holidaying on the southwest coast when the coup was launched by a faction in the armed forces, flew into Istanbul before dawn on …
Read More »Pakistan, world leaders express solidarity with Turkish govt
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi has telephoned Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and expressed solidarity of people and government of Pakistan with the Turkish Government and democratic institutions. The Turkish Foreign Minister thanked the government and the people of Pakistan for showing resolve to …
Read More »Turkey intelligence agency: Coup attempt ‘repelled’
ANKARA: (Web Desk)- The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) says a coup attempt in the country has been “repelled” and the situation has been restored to “normal”. In comments carried by Turkish broadcaster NTV on Saturday morning, the MIT spokesman said the intelligence agency’s headquarters was targeted by hijacked military …
Read More »60 killed as Turkish military coup attempt fails, Erdogan returns
At least 60 people were killed during an attempted military coup in Turkey overnight, a senior official said on Saturday. Turkish troops said on Friday they had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would be put down and crowds answered his call to defy a …
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