Police Raid Courthouse as Turkey Crackdown Continues
August 15, 2016
Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL —
Police raided Istanbul’s main courthouses as a crackdown continues in the aftermath of last month’s failed coup attempt. The purge is straining relations with Western allies, who Turkish officials say appear more concerned by the crackdown than the failed coup that killed 240 people.
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