WorthyNewsBot Posted July 21, 2016 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.47 Content Count: 44,243 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 984 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 21, 2016 (Worthy News) - Turkey's president Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency for three months following last week's failed military coup. The declaration by Recep Tayyip Erdogan enables the imposition of curfews and searches of people by Turkish security forces on the street. Everyone will be required to carry identity cards. Erdogan, who said the measures were put in place to "take all steps needed to eliminate the threat against democracy," stopped short of declaring full martial law. He said that the state of emergency was "strictly a measure taken to overcome terror." [ Source ] View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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