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Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown as Europe sounds alarm - Reuters Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:04:37 GMT

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Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown as Europe sounds alarm
Reuters
Juncker also said that if Turkey reintroduces the death penalty - something the government has said it must consider, responding to calls from supporters at public rallies for the coup leaders to be executed - it would stop the EU accession process ...
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 42 journalists after failed coupCNN
With Turkey in turmoil, EU migrant deal back under fireU.S. News & World Report
WikiLeaks Put Women in Turkey in Danger, for No ReasonHuffington Post
Aljazeera.com -Tallahassee.com -New York Times
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Turkey to disband presidential guard unit following coup attempt - CNN Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:15:08 GMT

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Turkey to disband presidential guard unit following coup attempt
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"We decided that there won't be a guards unit in this compound anymore," he said. Since the attempted coup on July 15, Turkey has cracked down on various agencies and individuals suspected of having ties to it, including journalists, judges and professors.
Show of unity as cross-party rally held in TurkeyRTE.ie
Turkey ruling, opposition parties rally together after coupReuters
Huge rally in Istanbul backs Turkey's ruling governmentNew York Daily News
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Turkey unity rally draws thousands as post-coup torture claims emerge - The Guardian Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:48:07 GMT

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Turkey unity rally draws thousands as post-coup torture claims emerge
The Guardian
In the latest reaction, the prime minister, Binali Yıldırım, said Turkey would disband Erdoğan's 2,500-strong Presidential Guard, almost 300 of whose members have been detained. Under new emergency powers, they can be held without charge for 30 days.
Amnesty International: After Turkey's Failed Coup, Some Detainees Are Tortured, RapedNPR
Turkey: Independent monitors must be allowed to access detainees amid torture allegationsAmnesty International
Amid 'Chilling' Evidence of Torture, Post-Coup Purge Continues in TurkeyCommon Dreams (press release)
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In Turkey, a struggle for normalcy - Harvard Gazette Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:23:23 GMT

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In Turkey, a struggle for normalcy
Harvard Gazette
I arrived in Istanbul on July 8, planning to conduct a month of historical research for my upcoming senior thesis. A week later, Turkey was thrown into chaos after the violent failure of an apparent coup attempt. Since then, this country has been ...

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Syrian refugees: Struggles in Turkey intensify - News from Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:14:21 GMT

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Syrian refugees: Struggles in Turkey intensify - News from Al Jazeera
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Amid a security crackdown after the failed putsch, refugees from Syria now face multiple new challenges.

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This will give Turkey's Erdogan a 'reality check,' says Mohamed El-Erian - CNBC Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:27:00 GMT

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This will give Turkey's Erdogan a 'reality check,' says Mohamed El-Erian
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"What he has to be careful of ... is that Turkey has a very large current account deficit. It depends on the inflows of foreign capital, portfolio investment and direct investment, and that's going to slow," Allianz' chief economic advisor told CNBC's ...

Law Society expressing grave concern over actions in Turkey - Radio Canada International Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:47:02 GMT

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Law Society expressing grave concern over actions in Turkey
Radio Canada International
The Law Society of Upper Canada is urging the government of Turkey to comply with its obligations under international human rights laws. It is reported that 2,754 judges and prosecutors have been suspended by the Turkish High Council of Judges and ...

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Massive fire breaks out at Turkey's NATO military base - Daily Star Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:15:31 GMT

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Massive fire breaks out at Turkey's NATO military base
Daily Star
Authorities are investigating a possible act of sabotage, according to local media reports, after the blaze broke out within the Buca district in Izmir, western Turkey. There were reports fire engulfed the grassy wooded area around the base but NATO ...
Inferno near NATO base in Turkey, alliance insists all is well (PHOTOS, VIDEO)RT
Firefighters battle massive blaze near NATO base in Turkey after 'sabotage attempt'Express.co.uk
Turkey starts burning NATO bases?Pravda
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Syrian influx in Turkey prompts upsurge in polygamy - PRI Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:13:55 GMT

Syrian influx in Turkey prompts upsurge in polygamy
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In 2013, the Turkish merchant from the town of Kilis married Kinda, a 29-year-old widow who had fled from Aleppo to Turkey with her son Bashir, now 11. The couple has since had two more children, Ahmet, 2, and Nur Jahan, five months. Celal, 65, says ...

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Wife of Canadian held in Turkey on coup allegations allowed brief visit - CTV News Mon, 25 Jul 2016 23:33:00 GMT

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Wife of Canadian held in Turkey on coup allegations allowed brief visit
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CALGARY - Friends and relatives say a Calgary man being detained in Turkey has been allowed to see his wife, but the visit was too brief to glean much information about how Davud Hanci is faring and what might happen next. Hanci's wife, Rumeysa, called ...
Family says Calgary man accused of plotting failed coup in TurkeyThe Globe and Mail
Davud Hanci, Calgary man detained over Turkey coup plot, is ... - CBCCBC.ca
Turkish ambassador meets with Canadian officials over Calgary man detained in TurkeyGlobalnews.ca

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