“Portraying Tayyip Erdogan and the fascist AKP dictator as if they were democratic after this coup attempt is an approach even more risky than the coup attempt itself”, said the umbrella Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) in a statement on Saturday.
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The newest sackings and calls for resignation are the latest in a movement that Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says is aimed at removing the influence of Gulen “by its roots”.
Following the attempt, President Erdogan has ordered the arrests of thousands of people as he tries to regain control over the country.
Mr Erdogan has warned of further arrests, sackings and suspensions as part of a far-reaching crackdown by Turkish authorities on those suspected of involvement in the coup. Citing France’s ongoing state of emergency, he said European critics could take “a lesson in democracy” from Turkey.
Meanwhile security camera footage has emerged that shows a man in Istanbul being run over by two tanks in quick succession during the failed coup.
Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan has said the official process with the United States for Fethullah Gulen’s extradition has started.
Turkey’s National Security Council is holding an extraordinary meeting today followed by a previously unscheduled cabinet meeting, after which Erdogan said an “important decision” would be announced.
Official figures from the Turkish government report that 232 people were killed and 1,541 wounded in the wake of the coup attempt last week.
“No democracy shall allow for soldiers, prosecutors, police, judges, and bureaucrats, to take orders from an outside organization instead of the institutional bureaucracy”, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks broadcast early Tuesday.
He was more diplomatic on Turkey-U.S. ties, saying cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State should not be mixed up with Ankara’s demand for the extradition of Fetullah Gulen.
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Mr. Erdogan’s government has also removed about 50,000 people from military, police and other government departments, including private institution teachers and university rectors and deans.
