Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday July 20,2016 declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt, declaring he would rid the military of the "virus" of subversion and giving the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was accused of autocratic conduct before the insurrection, said the measure would counter threats to Turkish democracy. Possibly anticipating investor jitters, Erdogan criticised Standard & Poor's for downgrading its credit rating for Turkey deeper into "junk" status and said the country would remain financially disciplined.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not announce details, but the security measure could facilitate longer detentions for many of the nearly 10,000 people who have been rounded up since loyalist security forces and protesters quashed the rebellion that started Friday night July 15,2016 and was over by Saturday.
"This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms," Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a national televised address after a meeting with Cabinet ministers and security advisers.
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