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Rather than toppling Turkey's strongman president, a failed military coup that left more than 250 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immediate grip on power and boosted his popularity. Tens of thousands marched through the streets in half a dozen Turkish cities late Saturday, waving flags and singing songs in an emotional outpouring of support for the long-time leader as security forces rounded up military personnel it branded coup supporters and launched a purge of judges seen as government opponents.
US President Barack Obama meets with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a bliateral meeting on September 20, 2011, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The failed coup against Turkey's president will have ripple effects that extend far beyond the borders of the country.
The Turkish government appeared to be regaining control of major cities Saturday the morning after a faction of the Turkish military tried to take over the country. A failed coup in Turkey -- a longtime ally of the U.S. and member of NATO -- could have significant and wide-ranging implications for the U.S. That's particularly the case, since Turkey is one of the world's few Muslim majority democracies and it sits at a key crossroads between the West and the Middle East, with Turkey playing a critical role in the fight against ISIS in Syria, the handling of Syrian refugees and in serving as a transit point for foreign ISIS fighters.
The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. Visiting Luxembourg, Kerry said Turkey hasn't yet requested that the United States send home Gulen, who left Turkey in 1999.
President Barack Obama is urging all sides in Turkey to support the democratically elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid a military takeover of the key NATO ally. In a statement issued after a meeting with his national security advisers Friday, Obama also urged everyone in Turkey to show restraint and avoid violence or bloodshed.
Turkey's president declared he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces quashed a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who flew home early Saturday, said coup supporters "will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey."
WHAT A VIEW: As the sun sets behind the Rocky Mountains, a golden light illuminates the clouds late Wednesday, July 13, in Denver. People wait in line outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre in hopes of buying tickets to the Tony Award-winning musical, "Hamilton," Friday, July 8, 2016, in New York.
Secretary Ash Carter is in Afghanistan to meet with U.S. commanders in the wake of a pledge by NATO allies to keep troop levels stable as they battle a resilient Taliban. It's Carter's second stop in a war zone in as many days, part of a weeklong trip that has underscored America's growing commitment to two wars that President Barack Obama inherited but has not been able to end.
President Barack Obama tells members of the U.S. military in Spain that America will overcome various threats and challenges not only through its military strength but by staying true to its values, including respect for one another and the refusal to be divided by ethnicity and religion. Obama is speaking to members of the U.S. military at Naval Station Rota, where the U.S. and Spanish navies work together.
President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week's stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the killings of police and black men were, "America is not as divided as some have suggested." With five Dallas police officers dead at the hands of a sniper and two black men dead at the hands of police, Obama appealed to Americans not to be overwhelmed by fear of a return to 1960s-style chaos and to understand the progress that has been made in racial relations since that time.
President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to calm a country riven by grief and anger in the wake of the fatal shooting of five police officers here and recent high-profile deaths at the hands of officers elsewhere. His comments came as Dallas continued to reel from the rampage while protests over how police use deadly force continued in cities across the country.
Obama is in Warsaw to attend the NATO... . British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for sessions of the second day of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016.
NATO's supreme allied commander said Saturday that he anticipates the military alliance will expand maritime patrols into the Mediterranean Sea, a response to the threat posed by the Islamic State group and the ongoing crisis in which migrants have fled from Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries stricken with conflict. The patrols could take place both at sea and by air, said Army Gen.
Obama is in Warsaw to attend the NATO... . British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for sessions of the second day of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016.
In the past, NATO governments often spoke of forging a partnership with Russia, but that language was absent from a formal declaration issued Saturday by the 28 NATO allies on the second and final day of a NATO summit. The Warsaw Declaration on Trans-Atlantic Security states that "NATO poses no threat to any country" and that its member nations "continue to aspire to a constructive relationship with Russia, when Russia's actions make that possible."
Obama is in Warsaw to attend the NATO... . British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for sessions of the second day of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 9, 2016.
US President Barack Obama insisted Brexit would not harm transatlantic unity, but warned against a bitter divorce undermining security in the face of a resurgent Russia. US President Barack Obama , pictured with Prime Minister David Cameron, said Britain and the EU could make an "orderly transition to a new relationship" Britain's decision to leave the European Union dominated Obama's final NATO meeting before he leaves office, which comes at what he called the most critical time for the military alliance since the Cold War.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act , to improve access to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries; passed the Senior Safe Act , to provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens; ... (more)
The Polish capital Warsaw will host a two-day NATO su... . President Barack Obama walks down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, July 8, 2016.
President Barack Obama said Friday that America is "horrified" by a targeted shooting of police officers in Dallas, and he said there is no justification for the violence. "We still don't know all the facts.