Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: relations strained between Turkey and EU as Erdogan continues widespread purges This is the State of the Union, euronews’ weekly round-up of the top stories from across Europe. 22/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey EU urges Turkey to protect fundamental freedoms EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Turkey should not be using democratic institutions to undercut human rights. 22/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey's president hints state of emergency could be extended Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says there were significant intelligence failures in the run up to last week’s failed coup. 22/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey's parliament votes 3-to-1 to back Erdogan's state of emergency The Turkish parliament has voted by three-to-one to approve the state of emergency announced by President Erdogan after last week’s failed coup attempt. 21/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Ankara residents react as Turkey's state of emergency comes into effect The atmosphere on Thursday morning in Ankara, on the day Turkey’s three-month state of emergency came into effect, was more sombre than it was the previous night when thousands of President Erdogan’s 21/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Pro-government supporters welcome new security measures Thousands of supporters of Turkey’s government have once again gathered in Ankara’s main Kizilay square. 21/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey declares a state of emergency A state of emergency lasting three months has been declared by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 20/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Erdoğan's post coup attempt purge hits 50,000 The evisceration of elements of Turkish society continues unabated following last Friday's failed coup attempt. 20/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey's post-coup purge widens to schools and universities Turkey has stepped up its purge following Friday’s coup attempt, now targeting universities and schools. 20/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Ankara calls for US to extradite 'coup mastermind' Turkey prepares extradition request for Gulen US says any extradition will be conducted according to treaty Gulen denies involvement in coup Turkey is sending an extradition request to the US for t 20/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey's post-coup purge: the numbers The round of purges continues in Turkey, as the government vows to root out supporters of the exiled cleric it blames for Friday’s attempted coup. 19/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish post-coup purges sweep through education as thousands of teachers lose their jobs Turkey’s education ministry has revoked the licences of 21,000 teachers working in private institutions, Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a ministry… 19/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey presses ahead with extradition bid for US-based cleric wanted over coup attempt Turkey’s prime minister says he has sent evidence to the United States to support an extradition request for the exiled cleric Ankara says was behind Friday’s failed… 19/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Erdogan defies EU on death penalty: 'If Turkey's parliament backs it, I will' The Turkish president has vowed to approve the restoration of capital punishment if parliament votes for it, in defiance of EU warnings. 19/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey hunts for coup plotters but arrested ex-air force chief denies being ringleader Former Turkish air force chief Akin Ozturk has denied being being one of the the orchestrators behind Friday’s failed coup attempt. 19/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish ex-air force chief denies plotting coup, private media Turkish private broadcasters announce ex-Air Force chief denies role in plotting attempted coup - NTV, Haberturk in conflict with state-run Anadolu news agency report 18/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey US-Turkey friendship 'could be questioned' over cleric extradition Emotions continue to run high in Turkey after Friday’s failed coup, not least for the prime minister. 18/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey Purge: Thousands of suspects rounded-up A clean-up after the coup, in more senses than one. 18/07/2016
Now playing Next Turkey EU-US warn Turkey over coup plotter purge In Turkey, up to 8000 police officers have been removed from their posts on suspicion of being linked to Friday’s failed coup. 18/07/2016
Now playing Next Economy Turkey's tourism faces new threat from coup attempt Turkey's failed coup attempt is likely to further undermine the country's tourism industry, already hit by repeated suicide bombings over the past year. 18/07/2016