Recep Tayyip Erdogan

20,000 people have either been fired from jobs or detained for having links with the coup attempt.

It is not yet clear whether the shooting of Cemil Candas was linked to the failed coup attempt.

It's feared President Erdogan will use this as an excuse to eliminate all those opposing his rule.

More than 6,000 suspects have been arrested and some of the key figures implicated could face retribution.

Erdogan supporters have held rallies across the country in favour of Turkish president.

Analysts say investors appear relieved over the failed coup bid in Turkey.

Erdogan's supporters have also lobbied for the death sentence, abolished in 2004, to be reintroduced.

Situation at Sabiha Gokcen airport is 'under control' after pro-coup solders were arrested.

Secretary of State John Kerry warns Ankara against insinuating that the US was behind the uprising.

US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen has denied involvement in the bloody uprising.

Johnson said it was crucial for the UK to support Turkey's democratic institutions.

Gülen, a major critic of Erdogan's regime, lives in the US but influences Turkish politics.

This is the sixth time in the Turkish Republic's history that the military has tried to overthrow the government.

More than 100 coup plotters were killed as soldiers surrendered on Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul.

Authorities claim there is a need for tight security after deadly Isis and Kurdish rebel attacks

Two countries arrive at deal to smooth over 2010 incident in which Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish citizens.

The Turkish leader said 'rising Islamophobic trends' are delaying the country's entry to the EU.

Erdoğan accuses Brussels of refusing Turkey EU membership as it is a 'Muslim-majority country'.

Around 100 people protested outside the courthouse over the pre-trail detention of the three individuals.

German foreign ministry says safety of 11 Turkish-origin lawmakers cannot be guaranteed in Turkey.

Women are the main driving revolutionary force in any society, therefore they are the first to be oppressed.

Bill Clinton, Lennox Lewis, Will Smith and Billy Crystal among the big names at Ali's send-off.

Residents of town in south-eastern Turkey returned after partial lifting of curfew to find utter chaos.

The Turkish president has sued almost two thousand people accused of insulting him since becoming PM in 2014.

Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have entered into a war of words over visa-free travel.

Only lines criticising Turkish president's clampdown on freedom of speech can be repeated.

Axel Springer chief defends satirist accused of insulting Turkish president.

Urban Burgery in Cologne said it could no longer guarantee safety of staff following online abuse.

Turkey jailed Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul in a case widely criticised by observers.

Erdogan began to treat Davutoglu as a threat to his authority – he has no regard for the constitution.