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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 16:44 UTC

Tag: Hulusi Akar

  • Saturday, July 16th 2016 - 09:39 UTC

    Military coup fails in Turkey; people take to the streets and expose a divided Army

    After a night of drama and bloodshed, at least 190 people had died, more than 1,150 people were wounded, and hundreds of rebel soldiers arrested

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan battled to regain control over Turkey Saturday after a coup bid by discontented soldiers, as signs grew that the most serious challenge to his 13 years of dominant rule was faltering. After hours of chaos and violence unseen in decades, Erdogan ended uncertainty over his whereabouts, flying into Istanbul airport in the early hours and making a defiant speech cheered by hundreds of supporters.