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Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Turkey announces three-month state of emergency

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The highly sensitive situation will permit the President and bureau to sidestep Parliament in passing new laws. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month highly sensitive situation to empower the powers to make quick and compelling move against those in charge of a weekend ago's fizzled military overthrow. 

Mr. Erdogan, who has propelled mass cleanses of state foundations since the July 15 overthrow endeavor, said the move was completely in accordance with Turkey's constitution and did not disregard the principle of law or fundamental flexibilities of Turkish natives. 

The highly sensitive situation, which comes into power after it is distributed in Turkey's legitimate paper, will permit the President and bureau to sidestep Parliament in passing new laws and to confine or suspend rights and opportunities as they regard vital. 

Mr. Erdogan made his declaration in a live TV show before government clergymen after a meeting of the National Security Council that kept going about five hours.