turkey crackdown

Turkey Shuts Media Outlets, Fires 10,000 Civil Servants Over Coup Attempt

More than 100,000 people have been sacked or suspended, and 37,000 arrested.
By Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters

Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Areas

Police fired water cannons at protesters over the removals.
By Reuters

After Massive Crackdown, Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Make Space For Alleged Coup Plotters

"This measure is not an amnesty."
By By Daren Butler, Reuters