Police Raid Courthouse as Turkey Crackdown Continues

Police raided Istanbul’s main courthouses as a crackdown continues in the aftermath of last month’s failed coup attempt. The purge is straining relations with Western allies, who Turkish officials say appear more concerned by the crackdown than the failed coup that killed 240 people. Police sealed off all entrances to three of Istanbul’s main courthouses as security forces sought to arrest more than 170 members of the judiciary. Offices of the courthouses were searched, and dozens of...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - lundi 15 août 2016