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| Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following a failed coup to oust his government. | Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following a failed coup to oust his government. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the measure was being taken to counter threats to Turkish democracy. He said the move was not intended to curb basic freedoms. | |
| Speaking after a meeting of the National Security Council in Ankara lasting nearly five hours, he said the state of emergency was needed "to remove this threat as soon as possible". | |
| He said: "The purpose of the declaration of the state of emergency is in fact to be able to take the most efficient steps in order to remove this threat as soon as possible, which is a threat to democracy, the rule of law and to the rights and freedoms of our citizens in our country." | |
| "This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms," he added. "On the contrary it aims to protect and strengthen them." | |
| The state of emergency, which comes into force after it is published in Turkey's official gazette, will allow the president and cabinet to bypass parliament in passing new laws and to limit or suspend rights and freedoms as they deem necessary. | |
| In his speech, Mr Erdogan expressed his “deepest gratitude” to citizens who took to the streets during the unrest in the country to show their support for his administration. | |
| He described those who were killed fighting against the coup as “martyrs”, praising their “heroic bravery”. | |
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