Turkey Coup

Each of the trees signified the 251 people who were killed in the July 15, 2016, attempted coup in Turkey

Thousands took to the streets in response to Erdogan's call to defeat the uprising

Illuminated anti-coup slogans were hung between the minarets of some of Istanbul's greatest Ottoman mosques

Thousands of people have been arrested simply on charges of downloading the app

Turkey accuses Gulen for engineering the coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey has also widened a crackdown on alleged supporters of the July coup attempt

The reform will enable the president to issue decrees and will allow him to be a member of a political party

Ankara has come under heavy criticism over the wide-scale purges

Accused are charged with seeking to overthrow government and allegedly being members of group led by Fethullah Gulen

After the coup attempt, over 72,000 officials have been purged, 18,000 have been detained & 9,000 arrested in a month

Over 60,000 people from the military, judiciary, civil service and education have been dismissed, detained

Christian Lindner said he saw parallels between Erdogan's behavior and aftermath of the Reichstag fire

John Bass adds that he was "deeply disturbed and offended by the accusations" targeting his country

'Secret Gulen codes'

'Those who we imagined to be friends are standing by the coup plotters and by the terrorists'

Erdogan has launched a purge that has seen thousands of people suspended from their jobs and almost 19,000 detained

Moves comes after last month's failed coup by a faction of Turkish military

Some Turkish officials have even alleged that Washington could have had a hand in the plot

In an unusual move, commander of US forces in Middle East, General Joseph Votel, issued the respective statement

Hulusi Akar also said those soldiers would face "the most severe punishment"

Muhammet Sait Gulen's uncle in Pennyslvania is accused of 'masterminding' the failed putsch through his movement

Rabbani tells lawmakers to drop idea of quota for federal govt jobs or legislate under Article 27

I don’t think Pakistan is anywhere close to where its citizens would react the same way as the Turks

Turkey and Pakistan have a great deal in common

"The recent coup bid was a part of the Anti-Islamic forces' conspiracy,” says party's recent press release

The order comes amid a wide-ranging purge of government departments following an abortive military coup attempt

The assailant had entered the office of deputy mayor Cemil Candas and then gun shots were heard, says report

Turkish officials had ignored those unfortunate enough to transit the facility

Relations have been rocky with US criticism of Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism

"The Turkish nation has set an example by foiling martial law attempt it is an act to be followed,” says minister

The Turkish population showed its maturity and courage by committing to the institutions, says French Foreign Minister

161 people were killed in the coup attempt against the government, with 2,839 soldiers detained