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Turkey News - July 20, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 19 July 2016

Turkey fires 21,000 teachers, 1,577 university deans and 15,000 education ministry employees in post-coup crackdown - Telegraph

Turkey's post-coup crackdown by numbers - About Croatia

Turkey's government fears second coup attempt as purge removes many army commanders - The Independent

President Erdogan refuses to rule out execution of Turkey coup plotters - Daily Mail Online

VIDEO: Interview with President Erdogan - CNN.com

Turkey formally requests extradition of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen from US, Prime Minister says - ABC News

Turkish cleric gulen urges U.S. to refuse extradition request - WSJ

VIDEO: Interview with Fethullah Gulen - BBC News

An interview with Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s minister of foreign affairs - The Washington Post

Turkish ambassador urges Greece to return coup plotters - Middle East Online

Turkish navy ships still missing since attempted coup – as it remains unclear which side admirals are on - The Independent

Two Turkish pilots who played a role in the downing of a Russian plane in November are in custody over the weekend’s failed coup in Turkey - Al Arabiya English

The Turkish military: In numbers - Forces TV

After failed coup, Erdogan vows to build barracks in Taksim square that sparked anti-government protests in 2013 - Reuters

It’s time for 'Erdogan’s coup': Threatened journalist expects widespread backlash in Turkey - huffingtonpost.com

Turkish lira, stocks plummet as Erdogan widens purge - MarketWatch

Turkish cenbank says to stick to tight policy after cutting rates again - Reuters

How the military coup attempt may change Turkey, The violent bid to oust President Erdoğan has exposed weaknesses in his divisive rule (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com

Insight: Turkey's Erdogan beats foes for now, but at high cost to stability - Reuters

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Obama presses Erdogan in phone call to respect rights as he responds to the coup that almost forced him from power - Bloomberg Politics

Kerry urges Turkey to maintain democratic principles after coup attempt - The Washington Post

VIDEO: John Kerry urges Turkey to 'respect rule of law' - YouTube

'No excuse' for Turkey to abandon rule of law: EU's Mogherini - Reuters

VIDEO: EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on the impact of possible reintroduction of death penalty in Turkey - Veblr

Turkey won’t get visa-free travel this year: EU - The Journal of Turkish Weekly

Turkish air base stationed by US troops used by coup plotters - Worldbulletin News

Turkish police search air base used by US military storing NATO nuclear weapons - Daily Mail Online

America’s nukes aren’t safe in Turkey anymore - Foreign Policy

Expert: Turkey too dangerous for nuke storage - newsmax.com

Turkey and NATO: What comes next is messy - Foreign Policy

WikiLeaks releases 300k Turkey govt emails in response to Erdogan’s post-coup purges - RT News

WikiLeaks: Search the AKP email database - WikiLeaks

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