Turkey’s president has declared a three-month state of emergency following last week’s failed coup.
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Screenshot shows Article 119 and 120 of the Turkish constitution adopted in 1982.
“We set three months, but we don’t have to complete these three months”.
“Erdogan wants to revive the Ottoman Empire … so internally he needs a very tight grip on the country, on the state, on the branches of government”, Botros told RT. However, under martial law power is removed from the previous executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
Tens of thousands of civil service employees, including teachers, accused of ties to the plot or suspected of links to a US -based cleric whom authorities accuse of being the behind the plot, have also been fired. No one can be treated as guilty without first being proven guilty by a court judgement.
Mr Erdogan said 246 people other than the coup plotters were killed in the abortive attempt to overthrow the government, with 2,185 injured.
Before the vote, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that once emergency measures are invoked, the country would suspend its participation in the European Convention of Human Rights, an global treaty meant to protect human rights and freedoms.
Some 60,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended or detained since the military coup attempt, increasing tension across the country of 80 million that borders Syria’s chaos and is a Western ally against Islamic State.
On Wednesday, the government is also expected to enact emergency measures.
‘Europe does not have the right to criticize this decision, ‘ Erdogan added, apparently anticipating expressions of concern from the European Union, which has become increasingly critical of Turkey’s rights record and has urged restraint as Ankara purges its state institutions since the abortive coup.
But he added: “We have never made compromises on democracy”.
The attackers arrived minutes after Erdogan had left the hotel, according to official reports.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Turkish government said it will close more than 600 private schools and dormitories in response to the failed coup.
Turkey has demanded their return to stand trial for alleged participation in the coup attempt.
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In a statement, High Representative Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn said they were “concerned” by Turkey’s decision to declare a state of emergency.
