19-07-2016 16:46 via news.yahoo.com

Turkey's Erdogan cracks down on Gulen movement after abortive coup, widens purge

By Humeyra Pamuk and Ercan Gurses ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to the education sector, intelligence agency and religious authorities. President Tayyip Erdogan and the government accuse Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating a failed military takeover on Friday in which at least 232 people were killed, and have called in speeches for his extrad
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