Turkey marks coup defeat with rallies, Erdogan warning to 'traitors'

Turkey on Saturday marked one year since the defeat of the failed coup bid with mass nationwide rallies seeking to showcase national unity and a stern warning by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "chop off the heads" of traitors.The authorities declared July 15 an annual national holiday of "democracy and unity", billing the foiling of the putsch as a historic victory of Turkish democracy.In an intense programme aiming to hammer home the anniversary's importance, Erdogan attended a special sessi