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Turkish Rights Crackdown, Global Outcry Both Intensify

Turkish Rights Crackdown, Global Outcry Both Intensify

February 22, 2019 3:40 PM Dorian Jones

ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities have issued hundreds of arrest warrants for military personnel accused of involvement in a 2016 failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. All are accused of links to the U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for masterminding the botched takeover.

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