Turkey Charges 99 Generals Over Failed Coup

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Ninety-nine of Turkey’s roughly 360 military generals have been charged over their alleged roles in last Friday’s attempt to overthrow the government.

Another 14 generals are still in detention as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his crackdown on those he blames for the failed coup.

Turkey has also cut access to WikiLeaks, banned academics from travelling abroad and suspended 900 officers from the Ankara police force.

WikiLeaks was banned hours after leaking thousands of emails from Mr Erdogan’s ruling party, many of which were sent in the run-up to the coup attempt... see more

source: skynews

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