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Turkish opposition leader vows to stay after court ousts him
Turkiye’s main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has vowed not to leave party headquarters.
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Turkey jails 22 former soldiers for life over 2016 coup attempt
Sentences handed down for occupying a state broadcaster and forcing anchors to read out a statement.
Turkish minister says US behind 2016 failed coup: Newspaper
US State Department calls the accusation by Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu ‘unfounded and irresponsible’.
Turkey jails hundreds for life over 2016 failed coup attempt
In one of the biggest cases related to the plot to overthrow the government, 337 ex-pilots and others sentenced to life.
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Gunfire, explosions and jets in the air as military faction says in control and Erdogan insists he is still in charge.
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Watch: Rolling coverage of coup attempt in Turkey
As military group declares it is in control and Erdogan insists he’s still in charge, watch streaming coverage.
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a pro-government demonstration at Taksim Square in Istanbul. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quashed a coup attempt in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left some hundreds of people dead and scores of others wounded on Saturday. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]
Speaking on Monday to throngs of government supporters in Kizilay Square, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim thanked the Turkish people for defeating the coup in what he said was a defence of democracy. [Kemal Aslan/Reuters]
Turkey has suspended nearly 8,000 police across the country, widening a major purge on suspected supporters of a failed army coup aimed at overthrowing the president. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
The interior ministry said 8,777 people had been removed from their posts, including 7,899 members of the police and security forces, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Monday. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
A Turkish flag hangs on the facade of the damaged building of the police headquarters in Ankara. [Osman Orsal/Reuters]
A street vendor sells Turkish national flags in Eminonu district in Istanbul. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]
People chant slogans as they gather at a pro-government rally in central Istanbul's Taksim Square. [Emrah Gurel/AP]
Giving new figures, Yildirim said on Monday that 208 people were killed by the coup bid, including 145 civilians, 60 police and three soldiers. And 1,491 were wounded, he added. [Chris McGrath/Getty Images]
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People stand on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
People march with Turkish flags in the resort town of Marmaris, where Erdogan was on holiday at the time of the attempted coup. [Kenan Gurbuz/Reuters]
Anti-coup protesters attend to a man who was wounded by gunfire in Istanbul's Taksim square. [Emrah Gurel/AP]
Turkish soldiers, held by civilians, are handed to police officers in Taksim square. [Selcuk Samiloglu/AP]
Thousands of people heeded a call from Erdogan to take to the streets and protest against the attempted coup. [AP]
Turkish police arrest soldiers involved in the coup at Taksim Square. [Tolga Bozoglu/EPA]
People demonstrate outside the Ataturk international airport in Istanbul. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
Officials said the military had been ordered by the presidency to shoot down planes hijacked by those involved in the coup attempt and that jets had been scrambled. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]
A wounded woman draped in a Turkish flag is checked by others near military headquarters in Ankara. [Reuters]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is surrounded by supporters at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
Jubilant Erdogan supporters cheer outside Istanbul's main airport. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
A Turkish police armoured vehicle carrying Turkish soldiers who surrendered after being involved in the coup. [Emrah Gurel/AP]
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Middle Eastern supporters of Turkey’s failed coup
A year on, the UAE and Egypt’s involvement in Turkey’s failed coup attempt is more apparent than ever before.
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Turkish coup, Muslim democracy and Western bad faith
Western democracies seeking to dominate the region have been the greatest impediment to accountability in Muslim world.
