Turkey shakes up security forces in post-coup crackdown

Turkey shakes up security forces in post-coup crackdown Ankara (AFP) July 22, 2016 - Turkey on Friday detained almost 300 members of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's guard and began shaking up the security forces one week after a failed coup, as US President Barack Obama denied having any prior intelligence of the putsch. Supporters celebrated the coup's failure to unseat Erdogan, but the Turkish strongman faced growing global criticism over the mass detentions and sackings ... more

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