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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on July 18 that Turkey may question its friendship with the U.S. amid calls for the extradition of U.S.-based scholar Fethullah Gülen after a failed coup attempt
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Former Turkish Ambassador to Germany Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu was injured in his leg after being hit by a helicopter in Ankara during the July 15 coup attempt
A court in northeastern Greece has granted a three-day postponement in the trial of eight Turkish military personnel charged with illegally entering the country after they flew to Greece in a helicopter during a failed military coup attempt in Turkey
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said that a total of 208 people were killed by coup attempting soldiers, of which 60 were police officers, three were soldiers and 145 were civilians
The Interior Ministry has suspended 8,777 officials following the failed coup attempt of July 15, including police officers, governers and gendarmerie officers
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar was held at gunpoint and ordered by his private secretary to sign a coup declaration, as all force commanders were taken hostage by their secretaries, aides and guards on the night of the coup attempt, sources have claimed
Turkey’s main opposition party has cursed the foiled coup attempt that targeted the country’s democracy, while also calling on the government to stay within the boundaries of justice while cracking down on the plotters
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan instructed military combat planes to conduct patrols across Turkey on July 17, two days after F-16s and choppers flew above the country in a failed coup attempt
The Turkish economy will not suffer permanently from the failed coup attempt on July 15, despite a short-lived, downward impact on growth, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on July 18
Turkey must protect the rule of law as it cracks down after the failed coup, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on July 18, as the bloc said it looked like the government had prepared a list of people to arrest beforehand
An armed man was detained after reportedly shooting around in front of Ankara courthouse on July 18
The Constitutional Court has launched disciplinary action against two of its judges over alleged links to Fethullah Gülen, whose sympathizers are thought to have been behind the coup attempt
FINANCE
ANKARA
Turkey suspended the activities of Islamic lender Bank Asya temporarily, the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund said on July 18, after the tender for the bank’s sale did not attract any bids, Reuters reported
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DIPLOMACY
Turkey has strongly criticized Egypt for blocking an initiative at the U.N. Security Council to condemn the coup attempt and express solidarity with the democratically-elected Turkish government
WASHINGTON – Anadolu Agency
Hundreds of Turks and U.S. Muslims gathered outside of the White House on July 17 to rally against a recent coup attempt in Turkey by a faction in the Turkish military
ISTANBUL
There have been no “unusual developments” in Turkey’s banking sector and banks did not appear to need the Central Bank’s measures, the head of the Banks’ Association of Turkey (TBB) told broadcaster Bloomberg HT on July 18
PARIS – Agence France-Presse
Links between the Nice truck attacker and “terrorist networks,” including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which has claimed the killings, “have not yet been established by the investigation,” French interior minister said July 18
DHAKA – The Associated Press
A Bangladesh court has indicted 41 people for murder in the 2013 deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a building that housed five garment factories outside the capital
Turkey needs to improve its reputation abroad in order to prosper again in its troubled tourism sector, Turkish Hoteliers Federation head Osman Ayık has told the Hürriyet Daily News in an exclusive interview
Turkish stocks fell around 5 percent and bond yields rose on July 18 when the country’s markets re-opened after the failed coup attempt on July 15. However, the Turkish Lira rebounded from the historic lows it hit as the coup bid was ongoing
ISTANBUL / ANKARA
Greek Prime Minister called his Turkish counterpart Binali Yıldırım on July 17, saying that the process had been initiated for the extradition of eight soldiers who landed in the Alexandroupolis province of Greece after a failed coup attempt
Comment(s) 7/16/2016
Key events that marked the failed coup attempt, which started late on July 15
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The failed military coup attempt in Turkey started on the evening of July 15, leaving more than 200 killed, nearly 3,000 soldiers and almost as many judges and prosecutors detained, and plenty of embarrassment for Turkey for being the center of talk about a military coup, (even if it failed and there remain a lot of questions about it).
As is often said, the worst civilian government is far better than a coup administration
I spent the night of July 15 at daily Hürriyet’s Ankara building amid the sound of explosions
We should first heave a sigh of relief
Although it has been a pioneer among developing countries in terms of its experience with constitutionalism and democracy, the Turkish political elite are still discussing what the best form of government is for Turkey
A decade ago, Turkey was hailed as a success story due to its booming economy, proactive foreign policy and progress toward EU membership
A military helicopter carrying an infantry team landed on the empty parking lot of the Doğan Media headquarters in Istanbul at around 3 a.m. on the morning of July 15
Comment(s)7/17/2016
"If there is one more coup in this country, I will quit this job." That was what I said years ago.
Comment(s)7/16/2016
Alexi Musnitsky is a young, talented pianist shining in the new age music with a debut album he recorded with some of the best musicians in the genre
The food of the poor, but also considered a delicacy praised by the rich
She is emerging as the go-to star for big budget action blockbusters, knocking human and alien heads together in “Avatar,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Star Trek.”
Turkey’s sports world, led by the football community, has raised a united voice against the failed coup attempt that targeted the country’s democratic parliamentary system
After the PM’s statement that people search for brides in emergency rooms, Erospolis checks out other potential sites for your Big Fat Turkish Wedding
The Öşvank Monastery in the eastern province of Erzurum’s Uzundere district, which dates back around 1,000 years, has been attracting local and foreign tourists who come for its religious significance and architectural features
I am in the southern town of Antalya, where Pergamum King Attalus II’s soldiers were once charmed by every nook and cranny of the city. The king ordered his soldiers to go and find heaven on earth and what they found was Antalya…
Colombia’s world famous La 33 visits the Turkish resort city of Antalya as part of the Expo 2016. It is ‘considered probably the best orchestra on the south side of the world,’ says Ambassador Pinto
Comment(s)7/15/2016
If necessity is the mother of invention, eight years of a crippling recession and dwindling work prospects has compelled at least some Greeks to reboot, switch professions and innovate to survive