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• KCK: We will realize the longing of 33 youths massacred in Suruç 

  KCK commemorated the 33 youths massacred in Suruç and vowed to fulfill their mission in order for the realization of a democratic Turkey and free Kurdistan that they longed.
• Academics across Turkey banned to leave the country 

  The Council of Higher Education has banned academics all around Turkey to leave the country.
• WikiLeaks blocked in Turkey after publishing emails from AKP 

  WikiLeaks has released part one of the emails by the ruling AKP (Justice and Deevelopment Party).
• 8,777 public servants affiliated to the Ministry of Interior suspended 

  Thousands of public servants have been suspended within the scope of the disintegration within the Turkish state in the wake of last week's failed coup attempt.
• HDK statement on the attempted coup 

  HDK states the attempted coup is “a result of the internal conflict created by the Palace’s coup. HDK warned the government that the reaction against the attempted coup should not be read as “aproval of the one-man regime”.
• Raid in Yerevan: 1 dead and many taken hostage 

  A group of people took control of a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan yesterday, and took many people as hostages. One person died during the raid.
• Disintegration in the Turkish state deepens: Hundreds of soldiers arrested 

  Military commanders who conducted operations in Kurdistan are among the arrested.
• Dozens of prosecutors and judges detained 

  The AKP regime has launched a widespread operation in the TAF and the judiciary following the attempted coup. Today many prosecutors and judges were detained.
• İncirlik Air Base closed 

  U.S. Adana Consulate has announced that they are temporarily closing İncirlik Air Base.
• AKP supporters attack Gazi Neighborhood escorted by the police 

  Groups taking to the streets following President Erdoğan’s call after the attempted coup, have attacked the people in Gazi Neighborhood of Istanbul. The AKP supporter groups had to leave the neighborhood in the face of resistance from the people.
• The praised general turns out to be pro-coup 

  The general praised by AKP media on his massacres in Sur and Cizre turned out to be pro-coup.
• All flights from Turkey to the US banned 

  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned all planes taking off from Turkey to the United States.
• Arrest warrant for 2,745 judges and prosecutors 

  As a result of the attempted coup investigations crossing over to the judiciary, arrest warrants for 2,745 prosecutors and judges in administrative and criminal courts have been issued.
• Calls upon the EU during the protest in Amsterdam 

  Protestors in Amsterdam called upon the EU during the protest against massacres and Öcalan’s isolation, which has entered its third day.
• Co-mayor of Özalp arrested 

  4 people including Özalp Co-Mayor Şerafettin Özalp, who had been detained during political genocide operations, have been arrested.
• KCK statement on the coup attempt in Turkey 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency stated that portraying Tayyip Erdoğan and the fascist AKP dictator as if they were democratic after this coup attempt is an approach even more dangerous than the coup attempt itself.
• Death toll of the coup attempt: 194 people dead 

  194 people died and 1154 people got injured during the coup attempt of a group of soldiers in the Turkish army in İstanbul and Ankara. 1563 soldiers including high-ranking commanders have been detained.
• Turkish Presidency: Things could stir up again any moment 

  The Turkish Presidency made a statement on Twitter syaing that things could stir up again any moment.
• Emergency meeting at the Turkish parliament 

  After the coup attempt of last night, the General Assembly of the Parliament is holding an emergency meeting led by Parliament President İsmail Kahraman.
• Turkish Chief of Defence brought to Çankaya 

  Turkish Chief of Defence Hulusi Akar who was taken captive by the army attempting to seize power last night, has been 'rescued from the army'.
• At least 90 killed, 1,154 injured and 1,563 detained in Turkey 

  As many as 90 people died, 1,154 were injured and 1,374 soldiers were detained during incidents ongoing in Turkey since last night.
• Huge blast near Turkish Parliament building 

  A huge blast has occurred near the Turkish Parliament building.
• 17 police killed in airstrike in Ankara's Gölbaşı district 

  At least 17 police were reported killed as a result of an airstrike targeting the special operations police headquarters in Ankara's Gölbaşı district.
• Clashes around Ankara Security Directorate 

  In the wake of the “coup attempt” by Turkish Armed Forces, reports are coming through of heavy clashes around the Security Directorate in Turkish capital Ankara.
• Huge explosion near the General Staff office in Ankara 

  Reports are coming through of a huge explosion near the General Staff office in Turkish capital Ankara after Turkish Armed Forces declared on state-run TRT TV that the power has been seized.