Archive

Turkish Parliament Holds Extraordinary Session

Aftermath

Number of arrests continues to climb, with 1,563 now in custody.

cheats/2016/07/16/turkish-parliament-holds-extraordinary-session/160716-turkish-parliament-cheat_vzn9kj
Baz Ratner/Reuters

Turkish parliament sat for an extraordinary session Saturday after an unsuccessful military coup the night before. As of Saturday morning, 1,563 military officers had been detained across the country, according to AFP. Turkish state media reported that the death toll in the dramatic uprising stood at 90 as of Saturday, with another 1,154 wounded.

Read it at The Hindu

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.