In a speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned there “may be more plans” from dissidents to try and overthrow the government again.
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Turkey has also cut access to WikiLeaks hours after the leaking of thousands of e-mails from Erdogan’s ruling party – many of which were sent in the run-up to the coup attempt.
An electronic billboard displaying the face of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally on the streets of Kizilay Square in reaction to the failed military coup on July 17, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey.
The coup leaders said they were acting in the name of democracy and that they wanted to “reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedom” in Turkey.
He said that Erdogan may have staged it himself – a claim which the Turkish president has called “nonsensical”.
But the president returned to the capital last night for the first time since the coup attempt, a Turkish official said.
The purges have stoked alarm that Erdogan was using the coup plot to crack down on opponents, with Turkey’s Western allies urging the authorities in the strategic North Atlantic Treaty Organisation state to obey the rule of law.
On Thursday, Turkish state media said a further 32 judges and two military officers have been detained by authorities during the crackdown since last week’s coup.
Mr. Erdogan blames Fethullah Gulen, a retired imam who lives in Pennsylvania, for the attempted coup and wants him extradited from the United States.
An insurrection by some military units was launched on Friday, however it was quashed by security forces and protestors loyal to the government.
Gulen has been blamed for the coup but denies involvement.
With regard to the death penalty, he has said citizens’ demands should be taken into account.
On Monday, a Turkish official speaking on condition of anonymity told Bloomberg News that the pilots responsible for shooting down the Russian jet had been arrested.
In addition, 399 employees of the Ministry of Family and Social Polices were stripped of their responsibilities on Tuesday, and 257 people working at the office of the prime minister were also sacked, Anadolu reported.
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Following the incident, Russian Federation imposed a number of restrictive measures on Turkey and has repeatedly said that Ankara should apologize for downing the plane and cover the cost of any associated material losses to the country and the pilot’s family.
