Analysis: Erdogan's Purge to Coup-Proof Turkey's Military May Backfire
by Matt Bradley
LONDON — In the hours after his loyal supporters suppressed an insurrection of military officers last month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the bloodiest coup attempt in Turkish history a "gift from God" that would allow him to "cleanse our army."
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