An attempt over the weekend by some elements of the Turkish military to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has accused the USA -based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen and the “parallel structure” he formed within the military of attempting the overthrow.
Mr Erdogan has overseen a crackdown since the coup attempt was quashed.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Ankara, said leaders of the European Union will be closely watching the death penalty discussion in Turkey.
Last week’s coup bid was the most serious threat to Mr Erdogan since he took power first as prime minister in 2003, and saw rebel troops close down bridges in Istanbul, parliament bombed from the sky and protesters shot in the streets. 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.
Thousands of alleged coup plotters have been rounded up since Friday’s failed putsch, in which more than 260 people were killed. Footage from CCTV cameras above the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul showed soldiers shooting at a man who had his hands up as he approached tanks that were blocking traffic.
He is one of almost 30 soldiers government officials said were involved in the attack on the hotel in Marmaris resort where Erdogan was vacationing.
Turkey has launched a massive post-coup purge. He divided his nation. “I think that is not right to link this incident with the coup attempt”. Turkey has borders with Iran and with Iraq and Syria, both of which are the sites of warfare with Islamic State forces. He said Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci remain strongly committed to reaching a federal deal.
“There will be no curfews. There will be no restriction of movement other than for the suspects”, Simsek said.
Erdogan claimed the coup attempt might not have ended and there could be “more plans” to forcefully seize power in the country, AFP reported.
But at a press conference tonight, Erdogan insisted the move was fully in line with Turkey’s constitution and did not violate the rule of law.
Turkey had in 2002 lifted its last state of emergency, which had been imposed in provinces in the southeast for the fight against Kurdish armed groups in 1987. There, governors imposed curfews, called in military forces to suppress demonstrations and issued search warrants.
Martial law was imposed across the country for three years following a successful military coup in 1980.
The education ministry said the schools were under investigation for “crimes against the constitutional order and the running of that order”, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The attackers arrived minutes after he left the place, according to the government’s account. Along with the ongoing ones initiated in respect of FETO, required measures are now being taken against those involved in the coup attempt, so that those responsible are brought before justice swiftly.
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