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Turkey's National Security Council is holding an emergency meeting following a c... . Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after an emergency meeting of the government in Ankara, Turkey, late Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
US senator Ted Cruz, a failed challenger for the Republican nomination for the presidency, was booed at the party's convention yesterday for not endorsing his former rival Donald Trump. Cruz - who described Trump in May as "a pathological liar", "a narcissist" and "utterly immoral" - left the stage under a barrage of protest.
The failed coup attempt in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's firm crackdown on the alleged plotters have aggravated ties between Washington and Ankara, already poisoned by the war in Syria and human rights issues. Although they are NATO allies and officially partners in the fight against the Islamic State group, the United States and Turkey have seen their relations take an icy turn in recent months.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his g... . People gather at a pro-government rally in central Istanbul's Taksim square, Saturday, July 16, 2016.
I've heard the rumors already about how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged the coup himself to solidify his power. While I suppose anything is possible in an infinite universe, this sounds like it falls somewhere off the end of the bell curve in terms of conspiracy theories.
Imams attend a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Istanbul: Turkish authorities on Sunday pressed on with a ruthless crackdown against suspects in the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with 6,000 people including generals and judges detained in a move that has sparked international concern.
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.
Istanbul, Jul 17 : Turkish authorities were today rounding up dozens of generals as well as senior judges and prosecutors accused of supporting a failed military coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The government has already said that almost 3,000 soldiers had been detained on suspicion of involvement in the putsch which began on Friday night but faltered already in the early hours of yesterday.
Instead of 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.
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.
Turkey's prime minister says a group within Turkey's military has enga... . Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started a crackdown on the country's military and judiciary and accused a US-exiled cleric of being behind Friday's failed coup to topple his government. More than 2,800 soldiers, including army commanders, and 2,700 judges were arrested on Saturday in what appears to be an effort to clear both institutions of opponents and critics to Erdogan's power.
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 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.
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan battled to regain control over Turkey on Saturday after a coup bid by discontented soldiers, as signs grew that the most serious challenge to his 13 years of dominant rule was faltering. After hours of chaos and violence unseen in decades, Erdogan ended uncertainty over his whereabouts, flying into Istanbul airport in the early hours and making a defiant speech cheered by hundreds of supporters.
An army group in Turkey officially declared a coup and martial law late on Friday, saying they have "taken control of the country". In a TV statement, the army group said: "Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and the general security that was damaged.
Here's a positive move by Turkey, a country that often seems to be heading in the wrong direction: Despite Ankara's severe misgivings, it is allowing the U.S. military to fly daily bombing missions from here against the Islamic State - in support of a Syrian Kurdish militia called the YPG that Turkey regards as a terrorist threat. Turkey offered the Incirlik base last year after a dozen years of tepid military relations with the United States, its superpower ally.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use the upcoming G-20 Summit in China as an opportunity to brief the world's most powerful leaders on the failed coup attempt on July 15 and the country's ongoing fight against the Fethullahist Terror Organization , his spokesman has said. "Our president will find the opportunity to inform his counterparts on the coup attempt and fight against FETO during the G-20 Summit and his bilateral talks," Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kal n told reporters at a press conference on Aug. 31. The G-20 Summit will be held in Guangzhou, China on Sept.