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| Turkey purges 13,000 police officers over failed coup | Turkey purges 13,000 police officers over failed coup |
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| Turkey has suspended almost 13,000 police officers for their alleged links with the US-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen. | Turkey has suspended almost 13,000 police officers for their alleged links with the US-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen. |
| The latest wave adds to the 100,000 or so civil servants dismissed or suspended since July's failed coup. | The latest wave adds to the 100,000 or so civil servants dismissed or suspended since July's failed coup. |
| Mr Gulen denies the government's accusation that he or his supporters orchestrated the coup. | Mr Gulen denies the government's accusation that he or his supporters orchestrated the coup. |
| The government in turn rejects claims it is using the coup as an excuse to get rid of its opponents. | The government in turn rejects claims it is using the coup as an excuse to get rid of its opponents. |
| It insists those without proven links to the coup will be freed. | It insists those without proven links to the coup will be freed. |
| Turkey post-coup purges convulse society | Turkey post-coup purges convulse society |
| More than 2,500 officers whose suspensions were announced on Tuesday were police chiefs, said Turkish national police in a statement. | More than 2,500 officers whose suspensions were announced on Tuesday were police chiefs, said Turkish national police in a statement. |
| It comes hours after the government announced that a state of emergency imposed shortly after the failed putsch would be extended by three months when it expires on 19 October. | It comes hours after the government announced that a state of emergency imposed shortly after the failed putsch would be extended by three months when it expires on 19 October. |
| The emergency allows the president and cabinet effectively to rule by decree, bypassing parliament when drafting new laws and able to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms. | The emergency allows the president and cabinet effectively to rule by decree, bypassing parliament when drafting new laws and able to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms. |
| There are fears that under the state of emergency - and in a country where judicial independence has plummeted - opponents are being rounded up with little chance to clear their name, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul. | There are fears that under the state of emergency - and in a country where judicial independence has plummeted - opponents are being rounded up with little chance to clear their name, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul. |
| He says the depth of the purge is staggering, with thousands suspended, dismissed, detained or arrested - from teachers to soldiers, police to judges, aircraft pilots to journalists. | He says the depth of the purge is staggering, with thousands suspended, dismissed, detained or arrested - from teachers to soldiers, police to judges, aircraft pilots to journalists. |
| More than 130 media outlets have also been shut down. | More than 130 media outlets have also been shut down. |
| Turkish authorities have repeatedly appealed to the US to extradite Mr Gulen and say they have presented documents proving his involvement in the coup bid. | |
| Over the weekend, Mr Gulen's brother was detained by police in western Turkey - the latest relative to be held. Mr Gulen's two nephews were detained in July and August. | |
| Mr Gulen's lawyers insist he had no involvement in the coup attempt, and say he will not have a fair trial if extradited to his homeland. | |
| Coup plot and anti-Gulen fervour | Coup plot and anti-Gulen fervour |
| Who are the Gulenists? | Who are the Gulenists? |
| Who was behind coup attempt? | Who was behind coup attempt? |
| Brief guide to Turkey's coup | Brief guide to Turkey's coup |
| Turkey shuts more than 130 media outlets | Turkey shuts more than 130 media outlets |
| Crackdown hits 'Gulen schools' worldwide | Crackdown hits 'Gulen schools' worldwide |