He described a "virus" within the Turkish military and state institutions that had spread like "cancer". According to a senior Turkish intelligence official, Turkish authorities have begun to arrest defence attaches stationed in several countries abroad who might have been involved with the attempted putsch. According to the official, Turkish intelligence estimates that at least 100,000 people were involved in planning the coup attempt. By Loveday Morris, Hugh NaylorTurkey declared a state of emergency today, a move that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said would enable the state to act faster against those who plotted a failed coup. For the state of emergency to be implemented, the decision must be approved by Parliament.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 21, 2016 00:23 UTC