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US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt
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Turkey Blames Coup Attempt On Group Led By U.S.-Based Cleric
Tensions rise in U.S.-Turkish relations as Erdogan targets Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.
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Chaos in Turkey as military launches coup
TURKEY’S coup has been squashed and government reprisal promises to be merciless.
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Turkey says US is 'no friend' for harboring 'coup planner' Gulen
The Turkish government has indirectly criticized its NATO ally, the US, for providing a safe haven for Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara blames for masterminding Friday’s military coup attempt. The cleric is currently living in self-imposed exile in the States.
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How Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inflamed tensions in Turkey
Background to coup includes various terror attacks and the Islamist president’s increasingly authoritarian views
Coup underway in Turkey; president says he's still in charge
Gunshots have reportedly been heard in Ankara as well as outside the Istanbul Police HQ, while tanks are reported to be stationed outside the Istanbul airport. The state-run Anadolu news agency reports that 17 police officers have been killed in an aerial attack on the Golbasi special operations department in Ankara.
Turkish military mounts coup attempt; outcome unclear
There were conflicting claims as to who had the upper hand in the struggle
Turkey army group announces takeover on TV
An army group in Turkey says it has taken control of the country, with bridges closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over Ankara.
Turkish military in attempted coup, says Prime Minister
THE Turkish military on Friday said that it had assumed power over Turkey, in what the prime minister has termed an illegal act.
Islamic State confirms key commander Omar Shishani dead
A news agency linked to so-called Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, who the US said it killed in March.
ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds forcibly disappeared in Egypt crackdown, says Amnesty
Egypt's security services have forcibly disappeared and tortured hundreds of people in the past year in an effort to wipe out dissent, a rights group says.
Palestinian posts make Facebook a 'monster,' Israeli minister says
Social media giant accused of not doing enough to remove posts that Israel says incite violence
1 Istanbul attacker was Russian
Authorities have now detained 22 people in connection with the Ataturk Airport attack, a Turkish official told CNN on Thursday.
Istanbul attack: Turkey's vengeance will be like 'rain from hell'
It's also the hub of Turkish Airlines, the country's only known international brand and the gateway to doing business in Istanbul.
'I hope Istanbul attack becomes a turning point for united fight against terrorism' – Erdogan
In the wake of the deadly Istanbul attack, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has made a written statement, condemning the violence and hoping that the bombing becomes “a turning point” for the whole world to unite against terrorism.
Explosions, gun shots hit Istanbul’s Ataturk airport: report
AT least 10 people have died in a horrific suicide attack at the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
Paris court charges Assad uncle with corruption
Prosecutors in Paris charged Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with corruption earlier this month, an anti-corruption group said Tuesday.
Israel, Turkey reach agreement to normalize ties – Israeli officia
Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize ties, a senior Israeli official told reporters, according to Reuters. This will end bitter rift over the Israeli Navy’s killing of nine Turkish citizens during a Gaza flotilla raid in 2010.
