• Mass rally held in Turkey against last month's attempted military coup

    Mass rally held in Turkey against last month's attempted military coup

    Aug 07, 2016 04:31 PM EST

    ... our country won't be divided," one of Erdogan's supporters, Haci Mehmet Haliloglu, told Reuters. The mass detainments and shuttering of media outlets in Turkey in the weeks following the coup has put western governments on edge and raised concerns that Erdogan could use the coup to expand his ...

  • U.S. joint chiefs chairman visits Turkey with anti-coup message

    U.S. joint chiefs chairman visits Turkey with anti-coup message

    Aug 01, 2016 05:21 PM EST

    ... failed coup attempt. The Pentagon said Gen. Joseph Dunford arrived in Turkey on Monday. He delivered messages condemning the coup and stressing the importance of Turkey's contributions to the fight against the Islamic State group and as a NATO ally. Some in Turkey have complained that the United States ...

  • Pence talks Turkey, abortion, Trumponomics, trade and the Supreme Court

    Pence talks Turkey, abortion, Trumponomics, trade and the Supreme Court

    Jul 21, 2016 11:46 PM EST

    GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence stopped by the NewsHour’s Cleveland digs a day after his primetime debut and went about making the case for Donald Trump. Pence laid out Trump’s positions on NATO, the failed Turkey coup and economy. When Judy Woodruff asked the social conservative about Trump and abortion, he said, “I appreciate...

  • What will Turkey look like under a state of emergency?

    What will Turkey look like under a state of emergency?

    Jul 21, 2016 11:45 PM EST

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: So, one of the things that you have been able to do with Turkey is to slow the flow of migrants coming from Turkey into Greece. You have sort of orchestrated almost a refugee swap. If they can keep the people coming across from Turkey to Greece, perhaps ...

  • Turkey bans educators from traveling abroad after military coup attempt

    Turkey bans educators from traveling abroad after military coup attempt

    Jul 20, 2016 08:23 PM EST

    ... had suspended nearly 8,000 officers across the country. In addition to more than 2,700 judges fired within a day after Erdogan returned to Turkey, 262 military judges have been suspended, according to private broadcaster NTV. Arrests have also heavily impacted the armed forces, with 99 of Turkey’s ...

  • After failed coup, Erdogan emerges stronger and Turkey’s secularism weaker

    After failed coup, Erdogan emerges stronger and Turkey’s secularism weaker

    Jul 19, 2016 01:28 AM EST

    And so today you saw the White House press secretary taking concerns -- taking care to say, look, Turkey is a member, and it's a member. This is not like the E.U.. But there's certainly concern in the White House that this is going to deepen the rift ...

  • More than 6,000 detained in Turkey after failed military coup

    More than 6,000 detained in Turkey after failed military coup

    Jul 17, 2016 09:44 PM EST

    The Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, detained 6,000 people after this weekend’s failed military coup, including three generals and hundreds of soldiers. On Sunday, tens of thousands marched through the streets of Ankara in a show of support for the Erdogan government. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

  • Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey?

    Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey?

    Jul 16, 2016 09:09 PM EST

    ... become more severe and Turkey is going to become more unstable. HARI SREENIVASAN:  Ambassador Edelman, it's almost impossible to understate the geographic importance of Turkey considering the fights that the Western world is launching against ISIS and parts of the Syrian government. ERIC EDELMAN:  Yes, I mean, Turkey is ...

  • Crowds take to the streets after coup thwarted in Turkey

    Crowds take to the streets after coup thwarted in Turkey

    Jul 16, 2016 06:44 PM EST

    Citizens surged the streets of Turkey on Saturday after supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan successfully quelled an overnight coup attempt that left more than 265 dead. Nationalists waved the country’s flag and stood atop abandoned tankers near government buildings that were bombed and shot by militia trying ...

  • President Erdogan returns to Turkey amid attempted coup

    President Erdogan returns to Turkey amid attempted coup

    Jul 15, 2016 08:39 PM EST

    ... he said. "Right now the chain of command has been put on hold." The U.S. State Department confirmed martial law is in effect for Turkey and added that all flights had been suspended at Ataturk Istanbul Airport, the third largest airport in Europe. Despite the president's return, there ...