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First Istanbul trial begins of Turkey coup suspects

by Stuart WILLIAMS / Clotilde GOURLET Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Twenty-nine Turkish police officers went on trial Tuesday…

After coup bid, Erdogan seeks to ride national unity wave

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Stuart WILLIAMS One nation. One flag. One homeland. One state. These eight words have been…

Turkey issues warrant for preacher Gulen over coup

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) - by Raziye AKKOC with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for US-based…

Austrian chancellor rejects Turkish ‘intimidation’

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said he will not bow to "intimidation" from Turkey after receiving online death threats…

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 100 staff at Ankara hospital: official

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 100 staff, including doctors, at the main military hospital in…

Turkish universities feel force of purge

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Pascale TROUILLAUD With deans forced to resign and academics in custody or dismissed, Turkish universities…

Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) by Stuart WILLIAMS Raziye AKKOC Turkey's top military commanders met Thursday to replace almost half of their generals…

The ‘Gulenists’ Erdogan blames for Turkey coup

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Nicolas GAUDICHET Since surviving last week's coup attempt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has escalated his…

Global alarm grows as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -  by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN in Istanbul Turkey faced fresh accusations it was flouting the…

Erdogan critics glad coup failed, fearful of backlash

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) by Fulya OZERKAN Three years ago, critics of Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied against him in mass…

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