Turkey readies cross-party rally against coup, for democracy

Turkey readies cross-party rally against coup, for democracy Istanbul (AFP) July 24, 2016 - Turkey readied Sunday for its first cross-party rally against the bloody putsch attempt, following the break up of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential guard as sweeping purges of suspected state enemies continue. The mass rally, to be held under tight security on Istanbul's iconic Taksim square, was called by the biggest opposition group, the secular and centre-left Republican People's Party ... more

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