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Turkish lawmakers endorse state of emergency

Friday, 22 July 2016 9:21 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 22 July 2016 9:21 AM ]

Members of the public cheer as Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (not pictured) speaks after a meeting with the Turkish Speaker of Parliament at the Turkish Grand Assembly in Ankara on July 16, 2016 following a failed coup attempt. (AFP)

Verenia Keet
Press TV, Istanbul

Following the recent failed military coup in Turkey, the parliament has suspended the country’s obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights in order to impose a three-month state of emergency. Our correspondent in Istanbul Verenia Keet reports.

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