TURKEY CRACKDOWN

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends a Republic Day ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk, to mark the republic's anniversary in Ankara, Turkey, October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Turkey Shuts Media Outlets, Fires 10,000 Civil Servants Over Coup Attempt
By Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
More than 100,000 people have been sacked or suspended, and 37,000 arrested.
A riot police officer stands guard in front of Sur municipality office, following the removal of the local mayor from office after he was deemed to support Kurdish militants, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar
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Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Areas
Police fired water cannons at protesters over the removals.
MALATYA, TURKEY - JULY 18: Turkish Second Army Commander General Adem Huduti (C) is arrested following the failed Parallel State/Gulenist Terrorist Organization's military coup attempt, in Malatya, Turkey on July 18, 2016. (Photo by Volkan Kasik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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After Massive Crackdown, Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Make Space For Alleged Coup Plotters
By By Daren Butler, Reuters
"This measure is not an amnesty."