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| Turkey failed coup: Officers 'seeking Nato asylum' | Turkey failed coup: Officers 'seeking Nato asylum' |
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| A number of Turkish officers posted to Nato have sought asylum since the country's failed military coup in July, Nato's secretary-general has said. | A number of Turkish officers posted to Nato have sought asylum since the country's failed military coup in July, Nato's secretary-general has said. |
| Jens Stoltenberg said the officers had requested asylum in the countries where they had been posted but gave no names, numbers or reasons for the requests. | Jens Stoltenberg said the officers had requested asylum in the countries where they had been posted but gave no names, numbers or reasons for the requests. |
| The countries involved will consider the cases individually. | The countries involved will consider the cases individually. |
| Turkey has dismissed, suspended, detained or arrested tens of thousands of people since the July coup attempt. | Turkey has dismissed, suspended, detained or arrested tens of thousands of people since the July coup attempt. |
| Many have been in the military, although others are teachers, policemen, judges and journalists. | Many have been in the military, although others are teachers, policemen, judges and journalists. |
| Turkey's attempted coup | |
| Who are the Gulenists? | |
| Who was behind coup attempt? | |
| Brief guide to Turkey's coup | |
| The Turkish government's crackdown has targeted those it suspects of links to the man it believes masterminded the coup attempt - the cleric, Fethullah Gulen. | The Turkish government's crackdown has targeted those it suspects of links to the man it believes masterminded the coup attempt - the cleric, Fethullah Gulen. |
| He lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania in the United States and has denied any involvement. | He lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania in the United States and has denied any involvement. |
| Mr Stoltenberg said on Friday that "some Turkish officers working in the Nato command structure... have requested asylum in the countries where they are working". | Mr Stoltenberg said on Friday that "some Turkish officers working in the Nato command structure... have requested asylum in the countries where they are working". |
| German media have carried reports that some members of the Turkish military have requested asylum in Germany. | German media have carried reports that some members of the Turkish military have requested asylum in Germany. |
| Also on Friday, the UN rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, warned of a "grim" climate in Turkey since the failed coup. | Also on Friday, the UN rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, warned of a "grim" climate in Turkey since the failed coup. |
| He said: "The conclusions I would say are fairly grim and reflect what I think is a deep sense of restriction on freedom of opinion and expression throughout the country." | He said: "The conclusions I would say are fairly grim and reflect what I think is a deep sense of restriction on freedom of opinion and expression throughout the country." |