Turkey coup
Dozens jailed for life over Turkey's 2016 coup
A total of 251 people died and more than 2,000 were injured in what has turned into the defining moment of Erdogan's rule and contemporary Turkish politics.
In total, 251 people died and over 2,000 were injured in what has turned into the defining moment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule and Turkey's contemporary politics.
Of the 24, the judge gave 17 accused 141 aggravated life terms each over the deaths of 139 people for 'violating the constitution' and 'attempting to assassinate the president'.
A powerful campaigner, he is Turkey’s most successful and divisive leader in recent history. Erdogan has prevailed in a dozen local, parliamentary and presidential elections.
Parliament this week voted to extend the state of emergency, introduced following a failed coup in July 2016.
Families of those killed or wounded protested outside the courthouse, with some throwing hangman’s nooses or stones toward the defendants.
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
The gathering in parliament was one of the first in a string of events planned to commemorate the night of 15 July, when unarmed civilians took to the streets to defy rogue soldiers.
Special forces police launched the operation at the house in the Meram district of the city at 5:15am because they believed the militant cell was planning an attack, the private Dogan news agency said.
Turkey's main opposition leader told a huge protest rally on Sunday that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last year's failed military coup.
More than 240 people were killed during the failed coup on 15 July, when a group of rogue soldiers attacked parliament and attempted to overthrow the government.
In a post-coup crackdown, Turkey has jailed some 40,000 people pending trial and has suspended or dismissed.
The decrees ordered the dismissal of 2,687 police officers, 1,699 officials from the justice ministry, 838 from the health ministry.
Emergency rule enables the government to bypass parliament in enacting new laws and to limit or suspend rights and freedoms.
The jihadist group made the claim in a statement on one of its Telegram channels, a method it has used to claim attacks in the past.
Since the failed coup, more than 100,000 people have been sacked or suspended in a widespread crackdown.
The post-coup crackdown has taken the EU aback, annulling a period of warmer tone between Turkey & the bloc.
The European Commission fears Turkey is becoming increasingly authoritarian & is concerned about the viability of its EU bid.
Over 110,000 public servants in Turkey have been detained, suspended or sacked since a failed military coup.