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Week in Review

Week in Review

Jul 24, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis - RTSIEMM — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, July 17, 2016. — REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Members of Turkish police special forces take part in a security operation in Diyarbakir, Turkey, October 26, 2015. Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State militants were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen houses in Turkey's southeast early on Monday, security sources and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday. The clash took place in the Kayapinar district of the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. It was the first such shoot-out between Turkish security forces an

Turkish court documents reveal new details about IS operations

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mahmut Bozarslan

Turkish soldiers march during a parade marking the 93rd anniversary of Victory Day in Ankara, Turkey, August 30, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX1Q9PW

Turkey's failed coup reveals 'army within an army'

Kadri Gürsel

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar attend a funeral ceremony for Army officer Seckin Cil in Ankara, Turkey, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo - RTSI8ML

What went wrong with Turkey's WhatsApp coup

Metin Gurcan

Turkish military purges decimate career officer, pilot ranks

Metin Gurcan