As pointed out by the president, a terrorist group led by Fetullaha Gulen was “overthrown by the will of the people.” He noted that the ongoing arrests of members of the Muslim cleric who “ruined the Turkish military.”
Erdogan for the immediate restoration of the death penalty
The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan told on Sunday for immediate re-use of the death penalty after an unsuccessful military coup, which took place on Friday. The death penalty has been in Turkey abolished 12 years ago.
Speaking to the crowds gathered in Istanbul and calling for the restoration of the death penalty, the President said: “We can not ignore such a request.”
The death penalty It was abolished in Turkey in 2004, which allowed a year later to start accession negotiations with the European Union. In practice, no death sentence has not been executed in the country since 1984.
Erdogan called on his supporters to continue protests until Friday in the streets and squares of cities against the coup, because the threat has not been eliminated. Tens of thousands of Turks took to the streets as early as the night of Friday to Saturday, clashes with the participation of soldiers involved in the coup.
Thousands arrested
The Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag announced that from Friday evening throughout the country arrested 6,000 people, mostly soldiers, but also judges, including those working in the Supreme Court. Just today in the east of the country they detained 50 high-ranking military officers. According to the Turkish service, they all had to have a relationship with an attempt to overthrow President Recep Erdogan.
In Istanbul constantly gather a small group of supporters of the president. Most Turks condemns the failed coup. – This is the biggest betrayal of Turkey. Even planning something like this is childish. After all, it had no right to go – says Mahmut.
the failed coup in Turkey. Friction between Ankara – Washington
staying for years in exile Fetullah Gulen in the interview for “The Guardian” rejects the allegations that was behind a failed military coup. Muslim cleric suggested that the attack could be directed by the President Erdogan. He also speculated that the world public opinion does not believe in directed at him accusations.
The main military adviser to the president of Turkey was arrested after the failed coup in this country. It has close cooperating with the President of the person who had taken part in the plot against the Turkish leader. Authorities in Ankara also announced the arrest of the commander of a military base in Incirlik. It was from there take off American fighters to bombard positions known. Islamic State in neighboring Syria. For a few hours in the database was cut and electricity were suspended all operations. Now the situation had returned to normal.
On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on US authorities, speaking directly to Barack Obama, release or detention of living in the US Gulen. In response, Secretary of State John Kerry urged in a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu to Ankara with greater moderation spoke out on. Possible links putschists from abroad and avoided gołosłownych accusations against the United States.
Source: TVP info
Some commentators are of the view that the coup stand kemaliści, ie the traditional supporters of Kemal Ataturk, and he created the Turkish Republic. Its secular assumptions would threaten hołdujący Muslim faith Erdogan. There are also those experts who called the coup government manipulation.
Thousands of people came at night on the streets of Istanbul on a sign of support for the president of Turkey
Although it is still not clear who is responsible for Friday’s attempted coup, observers unanimously emphasize that Recep Erdogan comes out of the situation reinforced. Friday’s attempt coup for him yet another argument in favor of strengthening its position and continuing the journey towards a system Presidential.
Lecturer at the University of Ankara, the British historian Norman Stone, not lies specifically with the idea that this challenge is Turkish army stood on the side of progress. But Erdogan enjoys the support of millions of religious Turks in the countryside and among the first generation of urban residents. In the words of Norman Stone in “Sunday Times”, “modernity first mistake was to take to the fight against religion in the July heat.” Editor-defense “Sunday Telegraph” Con Couglin wonders Meanwhile, what attitude will now Turkey dominated completely by the President of the loaded past links with al-Qaeda and quietly supporting the Islamic state in Syria.
Office of the President reported. that during a failed coup killed 265 people, of whom 161 were civilians. 104 victims were soldiers, some of them are rebels. 1,400 people were injured.
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