Turkey Releases Some Post-Coup Detainees

Two weeks after an abortive coup attempt in Turkey caused an upheaval in military ranks and throughout much of the government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be slowly easing some of the purges instituted since rogue members of the armed forces plotted to overthrow him. Other signals from his administration, however, show no letup in post-coup reprisals. More than 750 soldiers arrested since the coup attempt are being released, state media reported Saturday. Another 231 members of...

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