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Patriotic upsurge drives Turkish flag sales after failed coup ASIA

Patriotic upsurge drives Turkish flag sales after failed coup

Military coups are rarely good for business but at least one small sector of Turkey's economy has seen a roaring trade since a failed army revolt on July 15 - the nation's flag sellers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey bans academics from foreign travel ASIA

Turkey bans academics from foreign travel

Turkey's High Board of Education has banned all academics from travelling abroad until further notice, state-run broadcaster TRT reported on Wednesday, after an abortive military coup prompted a wide-ranging purge of state institutions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey carries out air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq ASIA

Turkey carries out air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq

Turkey's military carried out air strikes against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, killing 20 militants, broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey jails generals as PM warns against revenge ASIA

Turkey jails generals as PM warns against revenge

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday warned against exacting revenge on supporters of the failed coup, as Ankara arrested top generals in a relentless crackdown that has sparked global alarm.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey holds 26 generals, including ex-air chief, over coup ASIA

Turkey holds 26 generals, including ex-air chief, over coup

A Turkish court has remanded in custody 26 senior generals on charges of playing a role in the failed coup aimed at toppling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media said on Tuesday

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish PM urges US to extradite cleric Gulen after failed coup ASIA

Turkish PM urges US to extradite cleric Gulen after failed coup

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stepped up pressure on the United States on Monday to extradite exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of being behind a failed military coup late on Friday in which more than 200 people were killed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey widens purges to police after coup bid, EU warns on rule of law ASIA

Turkey widens purges to police after coup bid, EU warns on rule of law

Turkey suspended thousands of police officers on Monday, widening a purge of the armed forces and judiciary after a failed military coup, and raising concern among European allies that it was abandoning the rule of law.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi detains Turkish army attache to Kuwait ASIA

Saudi detains Turkish army attache to Kuwait

Saudi authorities have detained the Turkish military attache to Kuwait for his suspected involvement in a foiled coup against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reported Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup ASIA

Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke down in tears while speaking at the funeral of an old friend in Istanbul killed during the coup, images from Turkish television showed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot ASIA

Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot

Turkey has detained over 6,000 people over the coup plot aimed at ousting the govermment and the number will rise, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey detains Constitutional Court member, Second Army commander ASIA

Turkey detains Constitutional Court member, Second Army commander

Turkish police on Saturday apprehended Alparslan Altan, a member of the country's top court and the most senior judicial figure among scores detained so far following an attempted military coup, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish forces try to crush last remnants of coup after Erdogan returns ASIA

Turkish forces try to crush last remnants of coup after Erdogan returns

Forces loyal to Turkey's government fought on Saturday to crush the last remnants of a military coup attempt which collapsed after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016