Turkey government foils coup attempt

Q.  Which country recently survived a coup attempt?
- Published on 18 Jul 16

a. Turkey
b. Iran
c. Iraq
d. Syria

ANSWER: Turkey
 
Factions within Turkish military attempted to control the government on 15th July leaving the Parliament building bombed with jets swarming over Istanbul and close to 42 people being killed in the capital city of Ankara.
  • The rebel controlled air force jets continued to bomb parts of the capital after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the coup had been repelled.
  • Erdogan blamed the coup attempt on followers of Fethullah Gulen, an exiled cleric based in Pennsylvania.
  • His Hizmet movement has been accused of plotting against the government.
  • Alliance for Shared Values, a non profit associated with Gulen had released a statement that the movement has consistently denounced military interventions in domestic politics.

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