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Turkey: Pro-coup soldiers escape amid failed attempt

Pro-coup soldiers, who tried to attack the hotel which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left hours earlier, have escaped from the region, sources said on Saturday. Erdogan was staying at Grand Yazici Marmaris Hotel in Turkey’s Aegean province of Mugla. Sources who requested anonymity...

Turkey detains 1,563 army personnel over coup attempt

At least 1,563 army personnel were detained across Turkey on Saturday after a coup attempt, according to the Interior Ministry. The ministry also suspended several parallel state military personnel including 5 generals and 29 colonels. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier announced that...