Monday, July 25, 2016

Turkey Detains Journalists in Erdogan's Post-Coup Crackdown

Turkey reportedly ordered the detention of 42 journalists Monday amid a crackdown following last week's failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people.

The arrests or suspensions of soldiers, police, judges and civil servants in response to the July 15-16 putsch have raised concerns among rights groups and Western countries, who fear President Tayyip Erdogan is capitalizing on it to tighten his grip on power. 

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