Turkish coup d'état attempt

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu have criticized an "unacceptable" statement by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara regarding the controversial appointment of trustees to a number of municipalities in Turkey's east on terrorism charges and the clashes that erupted in the aftermath.

The replacement of 28 mayors across Turkey on terror charges with trustees was a "long-overdue move," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 12, while Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım signaled the possibility of further dismissals in municipalities in the coming days.

The Turkish government appointed trustees to 28 municipalities on Sept. 11, replacing their elected mayors. The move was made by a decree law in the framework of the state of emergency declared in the wake of the bloody coup attempt of July 15.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) continues to carry out a variety of duties to maintain security and stability across Turkey, the region and the world, while getting stronger with the removal of "traitors" from within its ranks, Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar has said in his written statement for the Eid al-Adha holiday. 

Turkey is within its rights in defending itself by staging an incursion in Syria, according to NATO's secretary-general, who is staging a visit to Ankara.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass discussed the extradition of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, the self-exiled Islamic preacher accused by Ankara of masterminding the failed military coup attempt, private broadcaster CNN Türk reported on Sept. 9.

The meeting, which went on for 1.5 hours, reportedly took place upon the request of Bass.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Aug. 8 that the government would establish "crisis desks" in order to hear complaints about "unfair" detentions, suspensions and dismissals from office in the probes following the bloody failed coup attempt of July 15.

More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey's Education Ministry announced on Sept. 8. 

"A total of 11,285 personnel linked to the separatist terrorist organization have been suspended," the ministry stated via Twitter. 

Turkey will continue to implement daylight savings time throughout the entire year and will not roll back its clocks an hour on Oct. 30, according to a cabinet decision announced in the Official Gazette on Sept. 7.
      

Crisis management centers will be set up across the country in order to combat wrongful prosecutions made as part of the investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced.