More than 110,000 officials, including judges, teachers, police and civil servants, have been detained or suspended following a failed coup in July. Erdoğan’s critics say he is using the coup as a pretext to crush the opposition. Ankara says the crackdown is necessary to root out terrorists. In addition, nine HDP officials, including some provincial and district heads, were detained in the south-eastern province of Adana, a party official said. News of the arrests also shook financial markets on Friday, with the lira currency falling to a record low.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2016 21:03 UTC