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Cleansing Turkey

On one traumatic night in July, a faction of the Turkish military tried to overthrow the government. The coup failed, but hundreds of people were killed.

On one traumatic night in July, a faction of the Turkish military tried to overthrow the government. The coup failed, but hundreds of people were killed. President Erdogan said it was the work of the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his supporters. Gulen denies involvement, but President Erdogan has vowed to �cleanse the virus� behind the coup attempt and thousands of Turks, accused of being Gulenist sympathisers, have lost their jobs. Tim Whewell reports.

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Fri 16 Dec 2016 00:30GMT

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