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| Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended the period in which suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days, an official statement says. | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended the period in which suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days, an official statement says. |
| The statement also ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools and more than 1,200 associations. | The statement also ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools and more than 1,200 associations. |
| It follows last week's failed coup attempt against Mr Erdogan and the subsequent declaration of a state of emergency. | It follows last week's failed coup attempt against Mr Erdogan and the subsequent declaration of a state of emergency. |
| Mr Erdogan has blamed the coup attempt on US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. | Mr Erdogan has blamed the coup attempt on US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. |
| Mr Gulen has denied any involvement. | Mr Gulen has denied any involvement. |
| The Turkish leader has said the state of emergency will allow the authorities to deal with the aftermath of the failed coup effectively, allowing them to restore order. | The Turkish leader has said the state of emergency will allow the authorities to deal with the aftermath of the failed coup effectively, allowing them to restore order. |
| At least 60,000 state employees have been detained or suspended in an internationally criticised purge. | At least 60,000 state employees have been detained or suspended in an internationally criticised purge. |
| Education ministry officials, private school teachers and university heads of faculty together account for more than half the people targeted. | Education ministry officials, private school teachers and university heads of faculty together account for more than half the people targeted. |
| The schools and associations whose closures have now been ordered are suspected of having links to Mr Gulen, Turkey's state news agency Anadolu said. | The schools and associations whose closures have now been ordered are suspected of having links to Mr Gulen, Turkey's state news agency Anadolu said. |
| Other institutions ordered to be shut down included 19 trade unions, 15 universities and 35 medical institutes, the agency said. | Other institutions ordered to be shut down included 19 trade unions, 15 universities and 35 medical institutes, the agency said. |
| 'Biased and prejudiced' | |
| The state of emergency allows the president and cabinet to bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms. | |
| Imposition of the measures has been criticised by France and Germany, as well as top EU officials, but Turkey has defended its actions, saying only those "100% identified" with those behind the coup are being targeted. | |
| Mr Erdogan told France 24 television on Saturday that the EU was "biased and prejudiced" against Turkey. | |
| Human rights groups including Amnesty International had warned Turkey against extending the period allowed for detention without charge, which previously stood at a maximum of four days. | |
| Amnesty has said Mr Erdogan is going "well beyond what might be considered a legitimate response to the coup attempt". | Amnesty has said Mr Erdogan is going "well beyond what might be considered a legitimate response to the coup attempt". |
| Other critics have accused him of consolidating power on a scale largely unprecedented since Turkey's first democratic elections in 1946. |