Turkey arrests thousands in wake of failed coup
Turkey has sacked thousands of police officers and detained up to 8,000 in the wake of a failed coup in which some 290 people were killed. The government's political opponents came out against the attempted coup but are criticising the crackdown a...
FT News in Focus · Financial Times
July 18, 20162m 26s
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Turkey has sacked thousands of police officers and detained up to 8,000 in the wake of a failed coup in which some 290 people were killed. The government's political opponents came out against the attempted coup but are criticising the crackdown as an overstep in power. Erika Solomon reports for the FT from Istanbul
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