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Rear Adm. Mustafa Zeki Ugurlu, who had just finished a NATO job in Norfolk, Va., is among the "pro coup fugitives" being pursued by Turkey following last month's failed coup attempt.
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Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says public demand for restoring it can't be ignored. But doing so would hurt Turkey's bid to join the EU.
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The Turkish government has shut down at least 45 newspapers and 16 television stations, and issued arrest warrants for dozens of journalists.
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Both countries have strong militaries wary of conservative Muslim politicians. But as a wealthier, more middle-class country, Turkey rose up when elements of the military tried to take over.
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Turkey has detained more than 10,000 people in the wake of a failed coup attempt. Amnesty International reports that new evidence of torture may be just a snapshot of the abuses happening now.
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Most Turks are afraid to speak out after last week's failed coup. Tens of thousands have been detained. A family looks for their missing soldier son, saying he didn't know he was being used in a plot.
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The Turkish president says the state of emergency will make it easier to question and try the thousands of people accused of backing the failed coup attempt over the weekend.
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Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of Turkey's president, is accused of inciting the failed military takeover that left some 230 people dead and led to thousands of arrests and dismissals.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government are back in charge after the collapse of a revolt by troops who occupied parts of the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul, the largest city.
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A blast during the morning rush hour killed at least seven police officers and four civilians, and injured at least 36 others.