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In early November 2017, Turkish authorities issued an arrest warrant for Henri J. Barkey , former Director of the Middle East Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, stating that he is an agent of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that he was present in Istanbul during the 2016 Turkish coup attempt ...
The Turkish representative for Reporters Without Borders called the arrests "a witch hunt against journalists". [20] David Kaye, the UN special rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression said that "the attempted coup cannot justify such a broad attack against almost all voices, not just critical ones but analytic and journalistic." [21]
An attempted military coup appeared to crumble after crowds answered President Erdogan's call to take to the streets to support him. Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets ...
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returns to Istanbul Atatürk Airport indicating that the coup may be faltering. (The New York Times) Erdoğan declares that the coup is over with over 1,500 members of the Turkish military in detention.
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2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. The Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım calls for "calm" over what he states was an "illegal attempt" by sections of the Turkish military to claim power. (The Telegraph) The Turkish military claims to have gained control of the government with gunfire reported on the streets of Ankara.
Since Mr. Erdogan wants to play a more positive path in the region today, they want to overthrow him. (…) A message has been conveyed to the Turkish security authorities: Do not withdraw from the streets. This pulse may consist of several waves. That's what happened in Iran in 1953. When the first coup failed, the second was ready and he ...