Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended the period in which some suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days, and ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools, according to an official statement. Image: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency on July 21 to strengthen state powers…

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  • Turkey imposed a three-month state of emergency on Thursday as the government struggles to solidify its authority against enemies of the state, reports confirm. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered an arrest of every suspect behind the failed military coup–a process which has since relieved some 50,000 alleged sympathizers in state offices of their jobs. An estimated…

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