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  2. 2016 Turkish coup attempt - Wikipedia

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    On 29 July 2016, the commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph Votel, denied statements by Turkey's president Erdoğan that he has supported the coup attempt in Turkey. [345] On 1 August 2016, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Joseph Dunford, visited Turkey and condemned the coup attempt. [346]

  3. Turkey's media purge after the failed July 2016 coup d'état

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    Turkey's General Directorate for Press, Broadcasting, and Information also revoked at least 620 journalists' accreditations. As a result of the crackdown, 2,308 media workers and journalists have lost their job. [5] Turkey's media purge has also occurred online: regulators blocked at least 30 news-related websites. [1]

  4. 2014 Kobanî protests - Wikipedia

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    On 1 November 2014, multiple protests took place to support the Kurds of Kobanî. 5,000 people demonstrated in the Turkish town of Suruç, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border. At least 15,000 marched in Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır and 1,000 protested in Istanbul, all peaceful. [16]

  5. 2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts - AOL

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    Read CNN’s 2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts and learn more about the Arab Spring anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in 2010.

  6. 2011–2012 Kurdish protests in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Kurds had a presence at the peaceful May Day demonstrations on 1 May in Istanbul's Taksim Square and elsewhere throughout Turkey, along with several other minority and advocacy groups. Several speakers called upon authorities to release jailed journalists, MPs , and city officials, including those arrested in Turkish Kurdistan during the ...

  7. 2014 in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    7 February – A plane is forced to land in Turkey following a bomb threat from a passenger [4] on board a flight from Kharkiv in Ukraine.; 9 February – Tear gas and water cannons used by the Erdoğan government against street protests against his government's internet restrictions.

  8. 2016 in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service. 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt 19 July – Turkey has made a formal request to the U.S. for the extradition of Gülen movement leader Fethullah Gülen .

  9. Purges in Turkey following the 2016 Turkish coup attempt

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    On 26 July 2016, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that Turkey's EU membership process would come to an end if the death penalty was returned in Turkey. [120] On 4 and 5 August 2016, the Istanbul and İzmir 1st Criminal Court of Peace issued an arrest warrant for U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen .