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Turkey ready to reinstate the death penalty

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he is ready to reinstate the death penalty if the Turkish people demand it and parliament approves the necessary legislation. Erdogan spoke early on Tuesday to thousands of supporters outside his Istanbul residence who were chanting for Turkey to restore capital punishment following[…]

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Turkey demands extradition of Fethullah Gulen from US

US-Turkish tensions have grown after government forces put down an attempted coup on Friday night. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused exiled Turkish businessman and cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the violence and is demanding the US extradite him. Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania, denied any involvement and condemned[…]

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Turkish citizens stand in solidarity against coup

On Friday, Turkey citizens were faced with a military coup that threatened the expulsion of President Tayyip Erdogon. The military personnel who conducted the coup blocked the bridge over Istanbul’s main waterway and stormed Turkey’s national broadcasting station,TRT, holding a journalist at gunpoint and forcing her to broadcast news that[…]

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