Turkey removes 8000 police officers across the countryHUSEYIN ALDEMI/REUTERS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. READ MORE:* Turkey coup: Forces try to crush last remnants of uprising* Turkey coup: Attempted coup crumbles as Erdogan returns* Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting military coup* A closer look at why Turkey is no stranger to coup attempts* Turkey coup: New Zealanders told to confirm they're safe* Turkey coup 'staged': US cleric Fethullah GulenOvernight, warplanes patrolled Turkey's skies following the failed coup. Turkey has removed 8000 police officers across the country, including those in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, two days after a failed coup attempt, according to a senior security official. The state-run news agency, Anadolu, said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered the overnight patrol by F-16s. Erdogan said on Sunday after the failed coup attempt that there could be no delay in using capital punishment, which Turkey abolished in 2004, and the government would discuss it with opposition parties.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2016 07:41 UTC