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Monday, January 8, 2018
Turkey to extend state of emergency for sixth time
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government says it plans to extend the state of emergency imposed after the 2016 failed coup for the sixth time, despite criticism that it is used to target Ankara’s critics.
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag says the state of emergency will be “extended one more time” for three months and would be discussed at the next National Security Council meeting. The latest extension is set to end on January 19.
The emergency was introduced a few days after the attempted overthrow of Erdogan on July 15, 2016, blamed on the group led by US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.
Gulen denies the charges but authorities have used the emergency measures to crack down on those alleged to have links to his movement as well as outlawed Kurdish militants.
— AFP
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